This is an alert to our clients regarding fraudulent offers of business filing services.
Scammers are using criminal tactics to solicit information about
your corporation, partnership, limited liability company and other
business entities by offering to file documents with the secretary
of state on your behalf. They offer these services for a fee while
they also gain confidential information about you and your
business.
These mailings usually begin with scare tactics warning the
victims that if they do not respond, their businesses will be in
legal jeopardy. The scammers offer, for a fee, to prepare required
filings and documentation based on the information you provide.
(They will even cite the state statute requiring the filings.) They
may give you the option to pay for these fraudulent services using
a credit card. At the end of the day, the scammer has the names of
your business' stockholders, officers and directors, your
credit card number, and a copy of your
