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Caller impersonated a Thurston County Sheriff's Officer named Ryan Russell. Said I was charged with contempt of court and failure to appear for missing jury duty. Said they had photographic proof jury summons was delivered. Knew my name, phone number and address. Said I faced criminal or civil charges and gave me the option of which to work with. Criminal was a 72 hour incarceration and booking and civil was a $2040 fine to be paid at the County Clerk's office in Olympia. And, oh yeah, I needed to go to a Safeway in Olympia with $2040 CASH to buy a voucher to turn in at the County Office because they couldn't take cash. He said he would track me the entire way with my phone on so he would know where I was at all times and asked what make and model of car I would be driving and what was my ETA for arriving at the Safeway. Seemed like a huge set-up to meet me in a parking lot alone with $2000 cash - who knows what would have happened if I'd followed through. Called the Thurston County Sheriff's Office and they said ignore it, it's a scam. I do believe I would have been physically harmed or threatened to get the cash from me.