WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:03:27" NOTE recognizability:0.569 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:02.730 --> 00:00:04.115 Thanks for staying with us. NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:04.115 --> 00:00:06.266 This midday, local businesses and NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:06.266 --> 00:00:08.394 other organizations including churches NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:08.394 --> 00:00:10.754 are getting official looking notices NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:10.754 --> 00:00:13.522 that suggest they need to pay to get NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:13.590 --> 00:00:15.918 Tennessee certificate of existence. NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:17.680 Now you may be asking what that is. NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:19.726 The Tennessee Secretary of State issued NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:19.726 --> 00:00:22.088 an alert though saying it is all a scam, NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:22.090 --> 00:00:23.413 so joining me now to talk more NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:23.413 --> 00:00:24.666 about it is Randy Hutchinson NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:24.666 --> 00:00:26.246 with the Better Business Bureau. NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:26.250 --> 00:00:26.955 Good morning Randy. NOTE Confidence: 0.835364502857143 00:00:26.955 --> 00:00:27.660 How are you? NOTE Confidence: 0.571916098333333 00:00:29.710 --> 00:00:32.188 Alright, so tell us how exactly. NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:35.090 --> 00:00:39.152 It's very official looking service that's NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:39.152 --> 00:00:42.630 titled 2022 Certificate of Existence. NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:42.630 --> 00:00:45.298 Request comes from Nashville company, NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:45.298 --> 00:00:46.458 Portland, Nashville, NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:46.458 --> 00:00:48.462 called Tennessee Certificate NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:48.462 --> 00:00:52.470 existence filing company as a seal NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:52.568 --> 00:00:55.370 that looks like the state seal. NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:55.370 --> 00:00:58.245 That silence like complied with NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:00:58.245 --> 00:01:01.574 business chapter fee of $175 to NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:01:01.574 --> 00:01:04.134 get a certificate of existence. NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:01:04.140 --> 00:01:07.332 The fine print says we are not NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:01:07.332 --> 00:01:08.700 affiliated with government, NOTE Confidence: 0.339292848571429 00:01:08.700 --> 00:01:10.260 but it's pretty fine print. NOTE Confidence: 0.852050963333333 00:01:12.450 --> 00:01:14.520 So what does the Secretary of NOTE Confidence: 0.852050963333333 00:01:14.520 --> 00:01:16.620 State's alert say about this form? NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:18.100 --> 00:01:22.580 Really is that businesses might need in NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:22.580 --> 00:01:24.924 some situations, but not ridiculous. NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:24.924 --> 00:01:27.467 If there are, applying loan lender NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:27.467 --> 00:01:30.330 might ask what it is really just NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:30.410 --> 00:01:32.613 helps verify there a real business, NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:32.613 --> 00:01:34.802 but if they do people because they don't NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:34.802 --> 00:01:37.220 need to print off them but they do need one, NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:37.220 --> 00:01:41.166 they get broccoli from the state for $20, NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:41.166 --> 00:01:45.340 not $175. Some of the bugs notices, NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:45.340 --> 00:01:48.148 by the way, saying Tennessee certificate NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:48.148 --> 00:01:50.850 or existing filing some simply NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:50.850 --> 00:01:53.430 say Tennessee Certificate service, NOTE Confidence: 0.355303707 00:01:53.430 --> 00:01:58.000 all of them. So what would your? NOTE Confidence: 0.422152833333333 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:00.220 Then who does get this letter? NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:01.740 --> 00:02:03.795 Well, there's supply supplies for NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:03.795 --> 00:02:06.238 consumers to consider similar scam where NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:06.238 --> 00:02:08.194 people get letters implying that order NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:08.194 --> 00:02:11.140 a copy of their the deed at their home. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:11.140 --> 00:02:14.745 So four paying money to a supposed NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:14.745 --> 00:02:16.923 government agency, I verify it's NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:16.923 --> 00:02:19.590 legitimate visiting a number that you find NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:19.661 --> 00:02:23.850 on your own for the agency, not want, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:23.850 --> 00:02:26.349 don't be pressured by threats of fines, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:26.350 --> 00:02:28.606 mother negative actions if we don't pay this, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:28.610 --> 00:02:32.086 did you don't get the form the notice. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:32.086 --> 00:02:33.730 Email or text. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:33.730 --> 00:02:35.914 Don't click on links or attachments NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:35.914 --> 00:02:38.039 until you verify it is which, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:40.080 but that could download malware. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:42.396 Why do these things come from NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:45.520 scammers English out all that good? NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:47.355 Look at the notes chromatically NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:47.355 --> 00:02:49.190 or spelling errors of indicate. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:49.190 --> 00:02:50.294 It's not professional, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:50.294 --> 00:02:52.134 not from a government agency. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:52.140 --> 00:02:54.380 There are number of them at least forms. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:54.380 --> 00:02:58.718 And be wary of the email address for them. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:02:58.720 --> 00:03:01.174 It doesn't say.gov or it doesn't NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:03:01.174 --> 00:03:02.810 even have a company. NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:03:02.810 --> 00:03:05.942 If it's at Gmail or Yahoo or this case, NOTE Confidence: 0.605263887619048 00:03:05.950 --> 00:03:06.240 it's NOTE Confidence: 0.690560099375 00:03:08.350 --> 00:03:09.786 outlook.com.com. That's an indication NOTE Confidence: 0.690560099375 00:03:09.786 --> 00:03:11.940 that you're not dealing with the NOTE Confidence: 0.690560099375 00:03:11.993 --> 00:03:13.528 government and not even dealing NOTE Confidence: 0.690560099375 00:03:13.528 --> 00:03:15.139 with pretty professional company. NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:16.550 --> 00:03:18.326 A lot of good advice there. NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:18.330 --> 00:03:20.549 Make sure you check and recheck Randy. NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:20.550 --> 00:03:21.630 Thank you so much for NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:21.630 --> 00:03:22.710 joining us this mid day. NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:22.710 --> 00:03:24.838 Have a good afternoon alright, thanks. NOTE Confidence: 0.61532168 00:03:24.838 --> 00:03:26.994 Alright we'll be right after the break.