Update on Corporate Compliance Minutes Scam
I got another one of those scam letters from a company that attempts to trick businesses into thinking their bill is actually a requirement of a state regulatory organization (original post here). This one is from the "Indiana Corporate Compliance Business Division." It looks like one of the millions of small fees a business actually does have to pay to state governments for all kinds of random stuff, but is actually a business solicitation. I will give this one credit - the font size at the bottom where they say this is a business solicitation and not a bill from a government agency is actually a size larger than similar language on the last one I received. (click to enlarge image below)
I did not take them up on their offer, so I do not know what one would get back, if anything, from them. It is indeed important to keep minutes books up to date. But I do know that the information they request in addition to the fee is not nearly enough to create a meaningful set of minutes for one's corporation, so my guess is it is a ripoff.
Rick C:
I hope that if you DO decide to take them up on their offer, you do print legible like they ask.
November 3, 2008, 4:30 pmMarin:
I received the same letter few months back and I removed it.
November 13, 2008, 6:45 amcindy:
Indiana Corps can file the entity reports online with the secretary of state for about $22.
November 15, 2008, 11:11 amIt takes about a minute.
Anonymous:
the zip is from Las Vegas
November 17, 2008, 12:03 pm