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Fayette County GA Sheriffs Office
Friday October 9th, 2015 :: 11:48 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Phone Scam Alert

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office has received reports of an unidentified person contacting residents via telephone telling them they have missed a court date or jury duty and now must pay a fine to avoid arrest. **THIS IS A SCAM**

In most instances residents will be asked to go to a local Kroger or CVS to purchase a pre-paid card or MoneyGram.

If you have received one of these calls please take note of the date, time, phone number and name the caller used. You may contact your local agency to report these calls.

Scam calls of this nature are often traced back to phones smuggled into state prisons. A quick internet search of the phrase "smuggled phones in Georgia prisons" or "jury duty scams" will provide several stories with more information.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Capt. Harper with the Criminal Investigations Division via email at [email protected] or direct via phone at 770-716-4763.

Address/Location
Fayette County GA Sheriffs Office
Johnson Ave
Fayetteville, GA 30214

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-461-6353

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