Beware of a Business Compliance Scam

[HMC Rich]

Just received an envelope from an official looking business form saying it was the FINAL NOTICE. It said I owed $295. It says it is from the LABOR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE OFFICE from the BUSINESS COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. There is a Tacoma Address.

Check out what is says in the FINE PRINT … THIS IS NOT A BILL. THIS IS A SOLICITATION YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE AMOUNT STATED ABOVE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER. THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY ANY AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Yes indeed. All the L&I information is free from the government.

Scam alert! An unknown entity, the “Labor Standards Compliance Office”, is trying to sell labor posters with letters that look like bills

Because the State and City post business addresses which are easily accessible through the web, it is easy for scam artists to take advantage of certain people.

I thoroughly dislike this type of deception.

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[Lena]

I got one of these also. I was amazed that they could so openly try to scam folks.

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[anonyme]

I thought that this type of advertising, masked as “official business” was considered some kind of mail fraud. Not sure the fine print disclaimer gets them off the hook. I’d forward one to the Postmaster General.

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