Mecklenburg County, N.C. (News Release) — Mecklenburg County is warning residents of a jury service scam making the rounds. The Trial Court Administrator’s Office (TCA) at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse has received multiple reports a day of residents receiving suspicious calls, texts, or emails for failure to appear and threats of large fines or a warrant for arrest.

Residents are asked to hang up or ignore these calls, texts, or emails, and DO NOT provide personal information or payment.

In North Carolina, official jury summonses, as well as failure to appear notices, are always delivered to a resident’s home or post office box by first class mail. Court officials and law enforcement officers never make phone calls to threaten arrest or warn a resident of an impending arrest for fa

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