Free 2014 Warning: "Corporate Records Service" Solicitation - Alaska

Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development




DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
333 Willoughby Avenue, 9th Floor Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806 Main: 907.465.2550 Fax: 907.465.2974

Warning! Deceptive Solicitation Issued by "Corporate Records Service"
February 11, 2014, Juneau, Alaska ­ The Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing has received reports of an entity identifying itself as "Corporate Records Service," with an address in Ketchikan, Alaska, mailing solicitations to Alaskan business. The solicitation requests both money and information from Alaskan businesses. Consumers should note the State of Alaska is not requesting this information from businesses; this entity does not provide services on behalf of the State of Alaska. The solicitation is prepared to look "official" however consumers are advised "Corporate Records Service" is not an official government agency. Alaska businesses are not required to share information or submit any payment to the business entity representing itself as "Corporate Records Service". Any official State correspondence, statement or request from the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (CBPL) will clearly indicate State of Alaska origin by displaying the official State seal and Governor Sean Parnell's name in the document header. For more information, or to file a complaint, please contact the Consumer Protection Unit at (907) 2695200, or visit www.law.state.ak.us/consumer/or www.ftc.gov/bcp/.