Letter to the Editor; Jury duty scams lighten wallets

To the Editor:

As Lincoln County Superior Court Administrator, I want to alert our residents to jury duty scams that are becoming more prevalent across the county and around Washington. We greatly value our citizens willing to serve on jury duty and are very concerned that you might become victims of a scam artist out to take your money, and using the name of the court to do so.

Please be aware that citizens in several Washington Counties as well as around the country have lost large sums of money. Here is how it usually happens: an individual calls or e-mails and claims that you have missed j...