{"id":18690,"date":"2026-05-25T07:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/?page_id=18690"},"modified":"2026-05-25T07:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T07:33:08","slug":"scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/scam-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fulton-scam-alert-page\" style=\"font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1050px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px; color: #1a1a1a; background-color: #ffffff;\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"scam-page-main-title\">\n<header style=\"border-left: 12px solid #002353; padding-left: 30px; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n<h1 id=\"scam-page-main-title\" style=\"font-size: clamp(28px, 6vw, 42px); font-weight: 900; color: #002353; margin: 0; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.1;\">Scam Alert<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #374151; margin: 8px 0 0 0;\">Official security guidance regarding fraudulent communications targeting Fulton County residents.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 60px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 2; min-width: 300px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 19px; color: #002353; font-weight: 800; margin-top: 0; line-height: 1.4;\">The State Court of Fulton County strictly prohibits the solicitation of immediate financial payments or sensitive personal numbers via text message, personal phone lines, or email.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #4b5563; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 30px;\">Malicious actors are currently attempting to exploit citizens by mimicking official judiciary seals, local administrative letterheads, and text notification networks. The Court does not process payments or resolve outstanding citation liabilities using these methods.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 900; color: #002353; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 20px 0; letter-spacing: -0.5px;\">Recognizing Fraudulent Tactics<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1f2937; list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\"><strong>SMS Text Messaging:<\/strong> Court networks do not distribute text message threads prompting direct processing options or unverified outbound link shortcuts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\"><strong>QR Barcode Integrations:<\/strong> Official physical notices issued by the clerk will never request payment validation via an embedded matrix barcode.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\"><strong>Demands for Immediate Forms:<\/strong> Court employees will never call to ask for digital banking security passwords, routing strings, or gift card transaction verification to clear a missed jury duty summons.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\"><strong>Secure File Status Verification:<\/strong> You can independently verify the standing of any active citation, case file, or penalty directly by visiting our authentic data registry at the <a style=\"color: #002353; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/researchga.tylerhost.net\/portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Host Records Portal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 290px; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 6px; align-self: flex-start; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);\">\n<h3 style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 900; color: #002353; margin: 0 0 15px 0; text-align: center; letter-spacing: 1px;\">Fraudulent Evidence Samples<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 15px; justify-content: center;\"><a style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 130px; display: block; border: 2px solid #d1d5db; border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; transition: border-color 0.2s;\" href=\"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scam-1-200x300-1.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"View high-resolution image sample of text message scam layout\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/scam-1-200x300-1.webp\" alt=\"Scam alert example showing a fraudulent mobile phone text message demanding immediate traffic citation payment via an unverified link.\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"flex: 1; max-width: 130px; display: block; border: 2px solid #d1d5db; border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; background-color: #ffffff; transition: border-color 0.2s;\" href=\"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scam-picture-199x300-1.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"View high-resolution image sample of fake physical document layout\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Scam-picture-199x300-1.webp\" alt=\"Scam alert example showing a fraudulent physical document mimicking official local judiciary seal configurations and letterheads.\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 11px; color: #6b7280; margin: 15px 0 0 0; text-align: center; line-height: 1.4; font-style: italic;\">Click thumbnails to open high-resolution reference samples in a secure viewing tab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer style=\"background: #002353; color: #ffffff; padding: 30px; border-radius: 6px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 280px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: clamp(18px, 3vw, 22px); font-weight: 900; margin: 0 0 6px 0; text-transform: uppercase; color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: -0.3px;\">Unsure if a notification is real?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; margin: 0; color: #e5e7eb; line-height: 1.4;\">Call the administrative offices directly to safely verify your legal standing before sending data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a style=\"background: #ffbe0b; color: #002353; padding: 14px 28px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 900; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; display: inline-block; box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); transition: background 0.2s ease;\" href=\"tel:4046135040\" aria-label=\"Verify your case status safely by calling the court records desk at 404.613.5040\">Verify Call: 404.613.5040<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam Alert Official security guidance regarding fraudulent communications targeting Fulton County residents. The State Court of Fulton County strictly prohibits the solicitation of immediate financial payments or sensitive personal numbers via text message, personal phone lines, or email. Malicious actors are currently attempting to exploit citizens by mimicking official judiciary seals, local administrative letterheads, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_kb_optimizer_status":2,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18719,"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18690\/revisions\/18719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fultonstate.org\/staging\/6959\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}