Oregon Secretary of State

Business Alerts

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​Solicitation Alerts

We often hear from business owners concerned about receiving offers and solicitatio​ns that are confusing, deceptive, suspicious or even fraudulent. Below are examples reported to us:

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Alert:

If you receive a letter with a form to file your BOI report for a fee, it is a solicitation. Reporting to FinCEN is only done online and there is no fee. Complaints about solicitations can be filed with the Office of the Inspector General​ or the Better Business Bureau.

Investigations

Oregon warns small business owners of fake state fee demand notice from Workplace Compliance Services (2018).​​​​ ​​

We Are Here to Help

Please call us at 503-986-2200, or email CorporationDivision.SOS@sos.oregon.gov.​​​​

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