SCAM ALERT: Caller claims to be Clark County deputy, says you missed jury duty

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is warning to be on the lookout for a scam where a caller claims to be a Clark County deputy.

In a release, the sheriff’s office said the suspect is calling homes and businesses claiming to be “Deputy Wayne Farland,” and saying that the call taker failed to show up for jury duty.

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The scammer then says there is a $900 fine for failing to appear and says to bring it to meet him at the Clark County Jail.

The sheriff’s office said that this is a scam, and it doesn’t conduct business this way. It asked that anyone who was contacted like this in reference to jury duty to contact the sheriff’s office at 937-328-2560.

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