Fairborn Municipal Court judge warns residents to be on guard for phone scam

If you are a Fairborn resident and get a phone call about your being named in a lawsuit, hang up because the call likely is a scam, Municipal Judge Beth Cappelli said in a public warning.

Judge Cappelli, in her announcement made Thursday afternoon, said the court recently has received phone calls from concerned citizens advising they were receiving phone calls from people claiming to be court employees, informing the individuals they were named in a lawsuit or owe court fines.