jury duty

It's one of those inevitable things that happens when you're an upstanding, law-abiding, taxpaying citizen of the community (insert guffaws here). You get a card in the mail that says you've been selected to serve jury duty. I've gotten one of these before and when I went in, the roomful of prospective jurors was sent home when the defendant decided to plead guilty at the last minute, so alas, no

We hear about all kinds of scams these days as unscrupulous people attempt to con you out of your money. Here's a new one that the Better Business Bureau has brought to our attention involving jury duty. Here's what the official press release had to say.

Jury duty is a vital civic responsibility and should be taken seriously by all citizens. Unfortunately, Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin found scammers may use it to compromise your personal information and steal your money. The jury duty scam begins when someone, posing as a deputy or court official, contacts the victim via telephone. Re