Don't get scammed!

We received in the mail a letter from the "Annual Review Board Statement of Information LLC" saying that we need to pay $228.00 by Dec 15, 2008. It looked like a very legitimate letter stating all the California LLC codes and provisions. I looked up the codes and provisions online, and they turned out to be true. We were suppose to sent in a payment to the state of CA soon. It also had our CA LLC number and control number. It also had a bald eagle seal on the top left corner. But one thing was suspicious, the routing address was from Los Angeles. Why was that suspicious? When you start a corporation, partnership, or LLC, it goes through the secretary of state office in Sacramento (if you're doing business in CA).

So I called the secretary of state in Sacramento, and lone and behold, they told me it was a scam!! They also noted that a lot of people have been calling in to inquire about such forms being mailed to them. All legitimate forms will be sent from the Secretary of State. So don't be scammed! Always check the fine print.