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Official Looking Mailings Continue (2018)
- borski 8y agoComcast is the absolute worst about this. The number of mailings I get from them that look like paystubs or official tax forms is absolutely ridiculous. It enrages me every time.
- ourmandave 8y agoI get this crap for domain name renewal notices. Warns about the deadline coming up and it's time to renew a few months before the actual date. But they're very obscure that it's not your current registrar and you're changing companies.
- ams6110 8y agothis has been going on since forever. I remember my dad talking to me about it when I was young. He basically threw straight into the trash anything that wasn't first class mail. Just look at the postage. If it's a bulk rate letter, it's nothing you need to worry about.
- lscotte 8y agoI used to own a boat, a USCG documented vessel. Every year I'd get an official looking letter to renew my documentation. They used a logo that looked somewhat like the Coast Guard logo, and nowhere in the letter or website did they make it clear this was not official. For a $75 charge, they would renew your $25 documentation (above the fee, of course). When I notified the Coast Guard, they replied that there is nothing wrong with companies providing this sort of "service". I realized it for what it was, but I wonder how many people get taken by this borderline scam.
- pmorici 8y agoThere is a company that does this with trademark renewals. Really sleazy.
- koolba 8y agoThere are many companies that do this with trademark renewals. The same orgs usually “help” with registering international trademarks too.
- nitrogen 8y agoAlso happens (or used to happen) with FAFSA for college students. Sites will charge $75 to submit your FAFSA. They never tell you that FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- BenjiWiebe 8y agoWhat's funny is that when a credit card company mails you your new card, they tend to send it in the most boring nondescript envelopes ever.
- kstenerud 8y agoYou have laws against impersonating a police officer, and laws against infringing trade marks. Why not a law against impersonating official institutions?
- marketinghead 8y agogross. i got a letter that looked like the bill for the record of a deed. but you can get the deed for free from the town. i wish consumer protection agency would do something about these scam companies.