"Jury Duty Fine – Pay Within 48 Hours" Text Scam
Court notice missed jury duty fine — text follow-up after initial warrant call
COURT NOTICE: You have failed to appear for jury duty. A $1,500 civil fine has been assessed. Pay within 48 hours to avoid an active warrant: court-fine-pay.com
SMS
Confirmed scam
The fine amount ($500–$1,500) is chosen to feel serious but payable — designed to avoid the victim questioning it.
Typical victim loss: $200–$2,000
FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024 — government impersonation median $1,400
First seen
Jan 2025
Category
Government
Attack vector
SMS
Trigger
Panic / Urgency
4 red flags in this message
Courts do not collect fines via SMS
Judicial fines are assessed in writing through official court notices, not text messages.
Fake domain
US courts use .gov domains. No 'court-fine-pay.com' or 'courtfines-usa.com' is affiliated with any real court.
48-hour payment deadline
No legal fine comes with a 48-hour window via text. Manufactured urgency.
No case number, court name, or judge
Real court notices are specific and detailed. Generic 'COURT NOTICE' is a red flag.
What happens if you click
Payment card stolen via fake court payment portal.
Personal identity information collected via fake court ID verification.
Other versions of this message
Scammers rotate wording to bypass spam filters. All variations lead to the same outcome.
JURY DUTY NOTICE: Failure to appear recorded. $750 fine due in 24h. Pay to dismiss: us-court-payments.net
Final notice: Your jury duty absence has resulted in a $1,200 penalty. Pay at: courtfines-usa.com
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Frequently asked questions
Does any US court contact you by text about fines?+
No. All official court communications are by US mail. Courts do not use text messages for fine collection, warrant notices, or hearing reminders.
What does a real jury duty failure notice look like?+
A letter from the court with the case number, court's official address, the specific dates missed, and an instruction to contact the clerk's office or appear at a new date.
What if I'm genuinely worried about having missed jury duty?+
Find the jury duty summons you received or look up your county courthouse at your state's official .gov website. Call the clerk's office directly.
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Check your message →First documented: January 2025
Source: FTC Consumer Sentinel 2024 — government impersonation median $1,400
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