Watch Out For Junk Mail Simulating Official Government Documents Peddling Property Tax Reduction Scams

The Office of California Attorney General Edmund Brown has issued the following consumer alert:

• Companies using official-sounding names like "Tax Review," "Tax Adjusters" and "Tax Reassessment" seek to scam homeowners who are worried about their property taxes and declining property values. They send misleading mailers that look like official government agency documents to trick you into sending them money to try to lower your property taxes. They also use addresses like "Regional Processing Center" to make you think the mail is coming from a government agency. Sometimes, they threaten to impose a late fee if you don’t send them money by a certain date. Don’t be fooled. Government agencies don’t charge for tax reassessment—it’s free.

For the rest of the alert, see Property Tax Reduction Scams.