Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 5 (UPI) -- Residents of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County have been receiving prank notifications claiming they have missed jury duty, officials say. The notifications, sent as text messages and e-mails, say residents have missed their scheduled jury duty and could be fined $500 or receive jail sentences of as much as 30 days, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported. Advertisement Court spokesman Charles Keller said it is not a scam and does not involve money, but it is upsetting residents. The only way the butts of the joke find out it is a prank is if they call the number on the message and listen to a recorded message. "The message received by the caller sounds very convincing, and if the caller does not listen to the entire message, they will not be given the information that it is meant to be a joke," Keller said. Read More Text joke leads to courthouse bomb search Juror misses trial, is cited by judge Woman bragged about jury lies on radio Boy, 9, summoned for jury duty Judge orders jury round-up from street Courthouse gets 200 extra jurors
