Alameda County residents are being warned about a scam involving fake officials demanding money and personal information over non-existent jury duty absences. 

Officials with Alameda County Superior Court say scammers are calling people and pretending to be government officials, sometimes with the sheriff’s office, and are looking for financial or other personal information. 

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.