Fake Jury Summons Postcards Target Las Vegas Residents
Call Jury Services at 725-215-1011 to confirm any summons before you scan a code or share personal details.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Financial Crime
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Las Vegas residents receiving jury summons postcards should check them carefully, because the Eighth Judicial District Court has warned that scammers are mailing counterfeit notices with fake QR codes. The court is working with law enforcement to investigate the jury duty scam.
Why it matters
Fraudulent summons can look nearly identical to the court's official postcards, and residents who scan a counterfeit QR code or hand over personal information risk exposing themselves to fraud. Checking a suspicious notice before responding is the simplest way to avoid becoming a victim.
The court's verification line is 725-215-1011, and legitimate reporting dates fall on regular business days rather than weekends. The court has not said how many fraudulent postcards have been mailed or how many recipients have been affected.
The players
Eighth Judicial District Court
The Las Vegas court issued the warning and is working with law enforcement to investigate the fraudulent jury summons.
The details
The Eighth Judicial District Court says scammers are mailing postcards designed to resemble its official jury summons, including a jury ID number, a group number and a counterfeit QR code. Some fake notices list reporting dates that do not match court schedules, such as a Saturday, and may carry unfamiliar phone numbers or QR codes that lead to unofficial websites. The court urged recipients not to respond, scan the codes or provide personal information to suspicious notices, and said official postcards direct people to a secure website to verify their summons.
Timeline
November 5, 2026: The court published its warning about the expanding jury duty scam.
Beyond the Strip
The counterfeit notices copy the layout of the court's official jury postcards, so the genuine format is now the benchmark residents must check against. Official postcards point recipients to a secure verification site rather than an unfamiliar QR code.
If a jury postcard arrives with a Saturday reporting date, an unfamiliar phone number or a QR code, do not scan it or call the number on it. Call Jury Services at 725-215-1011 to confirm whether the summons is real before sharing any personal details.
The takeaway
Treat any jury notice with an unfamiliar QR code or non-business-day date as suspect until verified. Call Jury Services at 725-215-1011 before responding or sharing personal information.
Further reading
For more on how scams like this work, see the Financial Crime section.
More information
Verify a summons on the Court jury questionnaire verification page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by KSNV.
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