DANVILLE In Hendricks County, residents are being targeted by an alarming phone scam where callers pretend to be sheriffs deputies, accusing victims of missing jury duty and threatening them with arrest unless they pay up.

The sheriffs office and affected residents are speaking out to warn others and prevent more people from falling victim.

We talked with residents like Renee Nickel, who received one of these terrifying calls.

Renee recalled the moment it happened: I let it go to voicemail because I didnt recognize the number, and when we listened, he claimed he was Deputy Grant with the Hendricks County Sheriffs Department.

The caller claimed her husband had missed jury duty, that there was a bench warrant out for his arrest, and repeatedly insisted, This is very serious.

The scammer

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