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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...

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...

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...

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...