Most often, you will be called to serve on a trial jury, generally made up of 12 individuals for criminal trials and 6 for civil trials. These phone calls are fraudulent and have no connection to either the United States District Court or to the United States Marshals Service.A new juror scam email, which fraudulently seeks personal information that could aid identity theft, has been reported in at least 14 federal court districts. If you miss just call the county clerk's office and tell them. If you forgot, your human. 98 votes, 90 comments. 176K subscribers in the baltimore community. Usually, they will give you a second chance to show up on a different day. The federal court for the District of Maryland is warning citizens not to fall for false jury service claims from scam callers. In Maryland, knowingly creating a false police report is a misdemeanor offense.