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Monday, February 14, 2011

Don't be Scammed!

First let me say, Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!!
I'm going to talk about something other than decorating today.
Yesterday I received a letter that looked "somewhat" official, stating Annual Minutes Requirement Statement Directors And Shareholders ( business corporations.) They wanted me to send a check for $125 payable to Compliance Services.
I did a little research and here's what I found:

Annual Minutes Requirement Scam

Here’s a little tip for US business owners. If you get a document in the mail called: “Annual Minutes Requirement Statement Directors and Shareholders”, do not pay it, this is a scam. The Florida Department of State has now posted a warning about this on its front-page as well.
While this document might look very authentic, in the small print it states:
This product has not been approved or endorsed by any government agency and this offer is not being made by an agency of the government.
Needless to say, you should never send shareholder information to any non-government organization. And your actual annual meeting information should only be addressed to a government organization or posted at SunBiz.org.
The letter that I originally received had the following return address:
COMPLIANCE SERVICES400 Capital Cir SE, Ste 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Below is the link to the blog and here are a list of other sites they are also scamming.
  • California
    P.O. Box 1265
    Studio City, CA 91614-0265
  • Florida
    400 Capital Cir SE, Ste 18321
    Tallahassee, FL 32301
  • Georgia (1)
    931 Monroe Drive NE, STE A-102 #333
    Atlanta, GA 30308-1795
  • Georgia (2)
    Annual Minutes Disclosure Services/Business Processing Division
    5805 State Bridge Road
    Duluth GA 30094
    Phone 866-390-1176
  • Georgia (3)
    Annual Minutes Disclosure Services5805 State Bridge Road Ste. G–380
    Duluth, GA 30097
  • Massachusetts
    Compliance Services71 Commercial St. #241
    Boston, MA 02109
  • New York
    Annual Minutes Disclosure Services / Business Processing Division
    911 Central Avenue #134
    Albany, NY 12206
  • North Carolina
    324 S. Wilmington St.
    Postal Mail Box 407
    Raleigh, NC 27601
Here is the link to the blog:
http://scriptionary.com/2009/03/07/annual-minutes-requirement-scam/

A little tip friend's, ALWAYS GOOGLE WHEN IN DOUBT!

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