SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The San Diego Superior Court is warning the public about jury duty scams that have recently been circulating in the area. Such scams include scammers calling people and telling them they'd be arrested if they don't show up for jury duty, as well as informing individuals to pay a specific dollar amount in fines to avoid arrest, court officials said in a news release Tuesday. “We want the public to know that the Court does not make telephone calls to ask for money or threaten arrest,” said Michael Roddy, San Diego Superior Court Executive Officer. “Legitimate Court matters are handled via written notices, not with strong-armed intimidation over the phone. Additionally, real fines or fees can be paid in cash, check, or credit card at the business offices, checks or credit card authorizations can be mailed in, and many payments can be made online, too. Court staff will not insist on cash, gift card, or money order payments.”  State declares citrus quarantine in Fallbrook: Here’s what that means In one instance, some people were instructed to go to official locations like courthouses or an address that used to be a Superior Court location, while in another incident, scammers instructed victims to go to a convenience store to get a money order and meet someone outside the courthouse, according to officials. The scammers may first identify themselves as a court clerk and tell the victims they owe money for an outstanding warrant fine that needs to be paid in cash. They then explain to the victim that they should meet a court clerk at a kiosk in the courthouse to hand over the money. "The scammers are quick to adjust their tactics on the phone and appear credible by reading back the address of the person with whom they are speaking, adding urgency by telling individuals that law enforcement would come to their home address, or adding confusion by saying that previously served jury duty was for federal court and the missed summons were for the state superior court, or vice versa," the court said. The San Diego Superior Court advises to hang up on the scammers or contact law enforcement if they persist.