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

By: Eddy Luten On: March 7, 2009 @ 8:30 PM Tags: bad thing, business, 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!