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Court Scams

banner of a ringing cellphone, protect yourself against jury duty scams

Watch out for scam phone calls, texts, or emails that claim you owe money or face arrest because you missed jury service or a court appearance.

People making these calls or sending these messages often pretend to be court officials or police officers. They demand money or personal information. Sometimes they tell you that you have to pay a fee to respond to jury service. These messages are scams.

Oregon's state courts will NEVER do these things:

  • Require you to provide sensitive information over the phone, email, or text. (We may text you with jury notices and reminders.)
  • Threaten you or demand money in relation to jury service.
  • Require you to pay money to respond to a jury summons or to complete your online questionnaire.
Oregon state courts may text you with jury notices and reminders. However, these texts will not request personal information, make threats, or demand money.

How to Protect Yourself

If you get a call or other message that demands information or money:

  • Do not provide the information or payment they ask for.
  • Do not reply directly to the text or email, click on any links, or open any attachments. Scammers often make the messages look like they are coming from a real court or police agency. The messages are fake.
  • If the website is not an official Oregon Judicial Department website, do not click on it or use it. Our official webpages have “courts.oregon.gov” in the web address.
  • Hang up the phone and do not engage with the caller.
  • Reach out directly to the court or law enforcement agency to see if the call was real. Contact information for Oregon state courts.
  • Report the contact to the court. They can let other people know about the scam.

If you gave out personal information to a scammer:

  • Report the information immediately to your bank.
  • Monitor your account statements and credit reports carefully.
  • If you see charges on your account or card that you didn’t make, report the theft to local law enforcement.
  • Contact a credit bureau and ask them to place a fraud alert on your credit history.

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How to Translate Our Website

Go to the top right of any page on the Oregon Judicial Department website and click the white globe. This will show you a menu of other languages to translate the webpage into.

Note: This function uses Google Translate and the translations may not be 100% accurate.

Cómo ver nuestro sitio web en otros idiomas

En la parte superior derecha de cualquier página del sitio web del Departamento Judicial de Oregón verá un globo blanco. Haga clic ahí para ver un menú de los idiomas en los que puede ver la página web.

Nota: esta función utiliza Google Translate y es posible que las traducciones no sean 100% precisas.

웹사이트 번역 방법

오레곤 사법부 (Oregon Judicial Department) 웹사이트의 어떤 페이지에서나 오른쪽 상단으로 이동하여 흰색 지구본 모양을 클릭합니다. 그러면 웹페이지를 번역할 수 있는 다른 언어 메뉴가 나타납니다.

참고: 이 기능은 Google 번역을 사용하며 번역이 100% 정확하지 않을 수 있습니다.

如何翻譯我們的網頁

在俄勒岡州司法部網站任何一個網頁的右上角，點擊白色的地球標誌。這將顯示網頁翻譯的語言選擇。

注意：本功能使用 Google Translate (谷歌翻譯)，翻譯內容可能並不是百分之百準確。

Как перевести наш веб-сайт 

Перейдите в правый верхний угол любой страницы веб-сайта Департамента юстиции штата Орегон и нажмите на белый глобус. После этого вы увидите меню с другими языками, на которые нужно перевести веб-страницу. 

Примечание: Эта функция использует Google Translate, и переводы не могут быть точными на 100%.

Cách dịch trang mạng của chúng tôi

Đi tới phía trên bên phải của bất kỳ trang nào trên trang mạng của Bộ Tư pháp Oregon và nhấp vào quả cầu màu trắng. Điều này sẽ hiển thị cho bạn một menu gồm các ngôn ngữ khác để dịch trang mạng qua ngôn ngữ lựa chọn.

Lưu ý: Chức năng này sử dụng Dịch Google và bản dịch có thể không chính xác 100%.