NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced Monday that a scam that began in early February 2022 has resurfaced and is again targeting businesses with a misleading mailer.
According to Secretary Hargett’s statement, the deceptive mailer goes by TN Certificate of Existence Filing Company. Businesses across the state have received the misleading mailer titled 2022 Certificate of Existence Request, claiming that all Tennessee businesses are required to pay a fee of $175.50 for this third-party company to step in and complete the Certificate of Existence paperwork.
This is not the first time these mailers have been sent out. At the beginning of February, Secretary Hargett said a fake mailer similar to this one had been sent out and that it insisted on receiving a fee. Secretary Hargett said the only way an authentic Certificate of Existence can be obtained directly from the Secretary of State’s office, by phone, mail, or online for just $20.
Secretary Hargett added that the mailer and…
