{"id":150539,"date":"2026-03-28T01:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150539\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:09:08","slug":"scam-calls-lead-to-warning-from-pennsylvania-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/150539\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam calls lead to warning from Pennsylvania Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A scam mimicking Pennsylvania Court phone numbers has been making the rounds recently, leading to a warning from officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the \u201cspoof\u201d calls, Pennsylvanians are being told a warrant is out for their arrest after they missed jury duty, and they have fines that need to be paid, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In its warning, the PA Courts is assuring that it will never make calls for payments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/impassable-rail-issue-cancels-amtrak-160327073.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Impassable rail\u2019 issue cancels Amtrak Keystone routes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u2018Impassable rail\u2019 issue cancels Amtrak Keystone routes&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> \u2018Impassable rail\u2019 issue cancels Amtrak Keystone routes <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Pennsylvania Courts will never place calls soliciting payments by credit card, gift card, or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The scammer will then threaten to send law enforcement to make an arrest if payments are not made. Also, the scammer will say that there is a gag order with the warrant to stop anyone from going to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If anyone has received any calls like this, they are asked to reach out to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection at (800) 441-2555, or you can send them an email.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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