A person calling cellphones claiming to be an employee of the Solano County Jury Department and requesting personal information is an impostor, the Solano County Superior Court said in a release Thursday.

County citizens have claimed that they were called by a person identifying himself as a law enforcement officer with the jury department claiming that residents had missed their jury date. The caller would then request personal information, including the citizen’s address and Social Security number.

As the Solano Superior Court’s website makes clear, the courts do not ask past or potential jurors for information like credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers.

Those who want to know more about identity theft and how to protect themselves from scams can visit a site set up by the Federal Trade Commission at consumer.ftc.gov. Those who believe their identity may have been compromised should contact the Benicia Police Department’s dispatch center at 745-3412 or their local credit card companies. Likewise, they may call any of the three major credit reporting companies to keep up to date with their credit status: Experian at (888) 397-3742, TransUnion at (888) 909-8872 and Equifax at (800) 525-6285.

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