Jury Duty Scam Returns To Williamson County

FRANKLIN, TN — The jury duty/prepaid card scam is circulating through Williamson County once again, according to the sheriff's department.

The con artists call and claim to be a lieutenant or captain with the sheriff's department and say that the resident missed jury duty and runs the risk of arrest unless a payment is made using a prepaid card.

In one Williamson County incident, the conman told the victim to buy $3,000 in prepaid cards and recite the numbers on the back; the money was gone in a matter of seconds and the victim was emailed an invoice.

These calls do not come from the department and will never call anyone to ask for payment for missing jury duty.

Anyone who has received these calls is asked to hang up and report it to the sheriff’s office at 615-790-5550.

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