{"id":949531,"date":"2026-07-21T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/949531\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:55:25","slug":"youre-going-to-believe-them-san-antonio-woman-loses-2k-in-jury-duty-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/949531\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019re going to believe them\u2019: San Antonio woman loses $2K in jury duty scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A San Antonio woman fell victim to a phone scam that cost her $2,000, prompting police to ramp up efforts to prevent others from falling into the same trap.<\/p>\n

Kathy Bushon says she was at work when she received a frightening call from a man who identified himself as a San Antonio Police Department officer. <\/p>\n

The caller told her that she had missed jury duty and that a warrant had been issued for her arrest.<\/p>\n

The man also said Bushon could avoid being arrested by paying a $6,000 fine. When she said she didn\u2019t have the money readily available, the scammer told Bushon that he would transfer her to their attorneys and warned her that she could not end the phone call until they found a solution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing you can feel at that point is complete fear,\u201d Bushon said. \u201cYou know, you rationalize in your head that you haven\u2019t done anything wrong, but the authoritative voice of somebody that says they\u2019re a police officer telling you that there is a warrant for your arrest, you\u2019re going to believe them. And that\u2019s exactly what I did.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scammer directs victim to crypto ATM<\/p>\n

Still on the phone with the scammer, Bushon was instructed to drive to an ATM at a specific location \u2014 a 7-Eleven gas station. <\/p>\n

Confused but following directions while the caller stayed on the line, Bushon ultimately sent $2,000 through a cryptocurrency machine to the scammers. It was only after the call ended that she realized what had happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had just stopped and taken a breath or asked for his name and called SAPD back and asked for him, it would have changed the scenario,\u201d Bushon said. \u201cBut you\u2019re so scared at that point, you just don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

San Antonio police say they are now taking steps to warn the public before others fall victim to similar scams. SAPD is placing posters above Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATMs across the city to caution people before they complete what could be an irreversible transaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cSAPD would never call and demand money over the phone,\u201d said Camelia Juarez, an SAPD spokesperson. \u201cWe\u2019re never going to demand money through cryptocurrency. The best way to verify and make sure that this is a legitimate call from SAPD is to call our number.\u201d<\/p>\n

The city has also recently ordered any business<\/a> that operates a cryptocurrency ATM to display a warning poster outside the kiosk. Business owners who fail to comply could face a fine of up to $500.<\/p>\n

Anyone who receives a call like Bushon\u2019s is urged to hang up and contact SAPD\u2019s non-emergency line directly at (210) 207-7273.<\/p>\n

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