CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A new jury duty scam out of Chesterfield is making it even harder to spot the red flags in these common tricks. Scammers aren't just after thousands of dollars anymore, they're taking whatever they can get. Eric Mays isn't unfamiliar with the jury duty scam, and e ven when his phone rang with the Chesterfield Sheriff's Office number on it, he thought he knew how to protect himself. “I immediately googled it to verify that that was indeed the sheriff’s office, and it was," Mays, a Henrico resident, said. The person on the other end of the line identified themselves as Lieutenant Wilkerson and told Mays there were two warrants out for his arrest because he missed jury duty. “I would need to post a bond on those two warrants and that would be returned to me if I could make arrangements to come down to the courthouse at my earliest convenience and talk to the judge," Mays said. He verified the officer's name, his badge number, the case number and the name of the judge he would have to appear before. Looking back, he says some things don't add up. “One of the weirdest questions was, I live in Henrico County, so why would I be called to jury duty in Chesterfield County? That was my big tip-off that this was obviously the jury scam," Mays said. Mays is also unable to drive and has submitted doctor's notes to excuse him when he's received summons in the mail. The scammer told Mays they spoke with a bondsperson, who was willing to work with him for $250. Mays again verified the information with a website called 'Drop Drop BB'. At first, he tried to pay with his debit card. Later, he realized it was declined because his bank flagged it as fraudulent. Instead, he split up the payments on PayPal “Later I’ve found out that 'Drop Drop BB' handle no longer exists," he said. "And after I got off the phone and called to verify with the real Lieutenant Deputy Wilkerson about all this, that’s when I found out I was scammed.” When Mays went back online, the website and the Instagram page of the bondsperson were gone. “I really thought I was asking all the right questions," he said. "To go build fake websites and fake things like that for $250, I mean that’s insane.” 8News asked the Chesterfield Police Department and the sheriff's office if they've seen an uptick in this new, elaborate scam, but haven't heard back yet. Mays says he's grateful he didn't lose more money, and he has filed a police report to try to get it back. If you think you might be getting scammed, remember law enforcement will never ask for a payment over the phone, and always call the department back in case a number is spoofed. ...read more read less