On 5/13/25, a township resident received a phone call from an unknown number and was told that she owed a fine totaling $7,121.00 due to missing jury selection/jury duty. They were told that the funds needed to be cash only. The same phone number then proceeded to text them "court documents," which contained an "arrest warrant" for the "Middle District of Pennsylvania." The documents also contained a "mobile escort order" which instructed the recipient to always remain on the phone with the caller, otherwise they would be arrested. Within the paperwork there was an instruction page on how to properly deposit the associated money into a "Bailing kiosk," which they claim is through BTC Tech (Bailing Institute & Technologies). A Google search of this yields no results, however, BTC is the common acronym used for Bitcoin. The resident ended their phone call with the individuals after they went to the bank and spoke to the tellers there, who advised them to file a police report, as they knew this was a scam.
Officers advised this was a scam and to ignore or block future calls from the individual(s). They were advised to report the incident through ftc.gov and the FBI web site. An Officer attempted to call the number she provided for the actor(s), but the line in question was disconnected.
For additional information on this type of scam please follow the link below which will take you to the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advice page.