Fairborn Municipal Court warns residents of a new jury duty scam

FAIRBORN — Most people expect the call informing them that they’ve been summoned for jury duty at some point in our adult lives, but they don’t expect it to be a scam.

Fairborn Municipal Court stated that they have recently become aware of a scam that involves a series of text messages informing the recipient that they owe fines to the court for failing to appear for jury duty.

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“Please note Fairborn Municipal Court will not call text anyone for any payment over the phone or by any other means,’ according to the release.

In a public announcement the court warned if you see these types of calls or text messages, do not provide the caller with your information or respond to the text message.

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