In increasingly convincing scams, con artists tricking people with threats of arrest to get them to fork over money orders as fines for missed jury duty

Scammers posing as court officials have been calling county residents and instructing them to pay fines to avoid jail for alleged violations like "failure to appear" or "contempt of court," according to the San Diego Superior Court.

The San Diego Superior Court is warning the public about jury duty scams that have recently been circulating in the area.