Citizen Information

CITIZEN ALERT - 3/13/06

Potential Juror Scam

The Chesapeake Circuit Court Jury Office has learned of a scam in which identity thieves call potential jurors and threaten them for failing to report for jury service. The thieves then ask for confidential information. Court employees NEVER call local citizens and ask for Social Security numbers, credit card numbers or other sensitive information. Citizens should not give out such information over the phone to anyone claiming to be with the judicial system.

Although this Court does not know of any such activity in Chesapeake, Virginia, this scam has been reported to all other jurisdictions.

If you receive such a telephone call, please contact the Jury Administrator at 757-382-3061 or email rbrown@cityofchesapeake.net.