Warning: Scam Alert!

The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is warning residents to beware of the following scams:

If you receive a Distraint Warrant notice in the mail stating that you owe a balance due to unpaid taxes to the State of New Jersey, do not call the number listed on the notice. Instead, call your county’s tax department to verify if you have any financial obligations. Somerset County does not have a “Tax Processing Unit,” “Tax Assessment Security Unit,” or “Tax Group Seizure Unit,” as stated on many of these fraudulent notices.

There has also been a recent increase in Somerset County identity theft scams, in which scammers pose as Jury Duty Managers, asking “jurors” for personal information and informing the victims that they have missed their jury duty obligation and are being fined or threatened with arrest.

If you receive a call from a person identifying themselves as a Jury Duty manager, please note the following: The New Jersey Judiciary does not contact people by phone, e-mail, or by sending representatives to their respective homes. The New Jersey Judiciary does not make follow-up calls or send emails to jurors. The Judiciary will NEVER ask you for personal information or payment for fines for not attending jury duty over the phone or via email.