PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Marshals Service is warning people of a nationwide telephone scam in which callers impersonate marshals, court officers or law enforcement officials.

The callers try to get victims to pay a fine in lieu of being arrested for failing to report for jury duty, the service said, and may even provide information such as badge numbers, the names of federal judges and the addresses of courthouses.

Victims have been told that they can avoid arrest by paying a fine using a reloadable credit card, and have been urged to call a number and provide their credit card number.

The Marshals Service said the public should never not to divulge personal or financial information to unknown callers, even if they sound legitimate, and is reminding people that the service does not call anyone to arrange payment of fines over the phone for failure to appear for jury duty or any other infraction.

Victims of the jury duty scam should report the incident to their local law enforcement department, including the U.S. Marshals Office or FBI office.

Visit http://www.usmarshals.gov. for more information.