Iowa Attorney General, Tom Miller, reminds residents to be wary of mailers appearing to come from governmental agencies. These could in fact be from marketers. Two out-of-state operations have recently been charged with sending deceptive mailings to Iowans. “Consumers should read all mailers carefully and contact government agencies if they are unsure if they are legitimate,” Miller says. In some cases, these include disclaimers in tiny print. The rest of the piece, however, has addresses, graphics and language designed to give the overall resemblance of an official government document. The State of Iowa sued Centurion Filing Services and Dean G. Marshlack of St. Petersberg, Fla. In late November. The company used an Iowa Certificate Service and a Des Moines address to distribute 7,170 mailers to Iowa business owners. These looked like invoices and stated their articles had been filed with the secretary of state and then requested they order a certificate for $67.50. However, the
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By Sue Danielson
Dec 28, 2020
(Des Moines, IA) The Iowa Attorney General s Office is warning about bogus government mailers. The A-G s Office says letters and postcards appear to be from government agencies, but are actually deceptive sales pitches.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is urging Iowans who receive the mailings to read the fine print, and contact government agencies if you are unsure the mailings are legitimate.
Iowa recently sued two out-of-state firms of sending deceptive mail to Iowans in an attempt to sell services.
In one case, the state sued Centurion Filing Services and Dean G. Marshlack on Nov. 30, alleging that the St. Petersburg, Fla., company violated the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.