“Sadly, we’re seeing an uptick in how many people are being hit with these phony phone calls. We will never demand immediate payment over the phone. Ever. Just hang up,” he said in a statement. The Sheriff’s Office and the courts do not accept bitcoin or gift cards for cash bonds. Representatives from both the U.S. District Court – Eastern Michigan District in Detroit and Oakland County Circuit Court said delinquent jurors would be contacted by mail, never by phone. People with questions about the legitimacy of a call are urged to immediately hang up and call their local police department’s non-emergency number for verification.

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