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Counterfeit Check Scams
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer Alerts are not...
Sweepstakes -“You May Already Be A Winner!” – “What Will You Do With All the Money We’re Preparing to Send You?”
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer Alerts are not legal...
Mystery Shopper Counterfeit Check Scam
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer Alerts are not...
IRS Phone and Email Tax Scams
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer alerts are not legal...
Government Records – Get Them From The Government, Not A Third Party
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer alerts are not legal...
A Job Offer Too Good To Be True
CONSUMER ALERT BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General provides Consumer Alerts to inform the public of unfair, misleading, or deceptive business practices, and to provide information and guidance on other issues of concern. Consumer Alerts are not legal...
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Sales Tax Application Scam
Michigan businesses beware: A recent apparent scam involves an online company, Sales Tax Application Organization, that claims that taxpayers can apply for state sales tax numbers through it’s portal—for a fee and personal information. The Sales Tax Application...
Phishing and Extortion Scams After Security Breaches
Attorney General Bill Schuette wants you to know about reports of a phishing and extortion scam using hacked information that came from a security breach. The Alert educates about how to SPOT and STOP this scam and, given the recent news about the security breach at...