1.0Arizona LLC Lawhttps://www.keytlaw.com/azllclawRichard Keythttps://www.keytlaw.com/azllclaw/author/1llclawyer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MQgqIhwSCs"><a href="https://www.keytlaw.com/azllclaw/operating-llcs/llc-minutes-scam-alert/">LLC Minutes Scam Alert</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.keytlaw.com/azllclaw/operating-llcs/llc-minutes-scam-alert/embed/#?secret=MQgqIhwSCs" width="600" height="338" title="“LLC Minutes Scam Alert” — Arizona LLC Law" data-secret="MQgqIhwSCs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.keytlaw.com/azllclaw/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Beware of LLC Annual Minutes Scams by Richard Keyt, Arizona LLC attorney There are two known annual minutes scams that were mass mailed to Arizona LLCs and corporations in 2008. Each notice requests that the entity send information to the scammer along with $125 to the scammer in exchange for annual minutes. The purpose of the notices is to mislead people into purchasing minutes from the scammers. Arizona law does not require that the members or managers of an Arizona limited liability company hold annual meetings or that they document the meetings with minutes. At first glance, the scammers’ notices appear like notices from a state agency that governs minutes. Beware of official looking notices received in the U.S. mail from: Board of Business Compliance Arizona Corporate Headquarters There are no entities formed in Arizona or registered to do business under either of the above names. The addresses for each notice is a UPS mail box store. One notice is titled “Disclosure Statement, Board of Business Compliance, Annual Minutes Division.” The other notice is titled “Arizona Corporate Headquarters, Annual Minutes Disclosure Statement.” No Arizona state agency operates under either of those names. Arizona Attorney General & Corporation Commission Warning The Arizona Attorney General and the Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following joint warning on July 22, 2008, about the Board of Business Compliance scam. The Arizona Corporate Headquarters notice was mailed in November of 2008, and as of the date this article is written, the AG had not yet acted on the latter scam. Here’s the text of the joint AG / ACC warning: Corporation Commission and Attorney General Warn Business Owners of Dubious Solicitation Board of Business Compliance Not Affiliated with Arizona Corporation Commission [...]