Some scammers appear to be making the most of Tax Day by posing as governmental units looking to collect debts allegedly owed to the county or state in letters addressed to Leelanau County residents.
One fraud attempt that was reported to the county sheriff’s office between April 10-11 threatens to impose fines, revoke social security benefits, and suspend licenses if an alleged debt numbering in the thousands of dollars goes unpaid within just a few days of the mark receiving the letter.
Newly hired Leelanau County Executive Assistant Lauren Cypher told the newspaper that these letters are fraudulent and likely attempts to take advantage of taxes being on everyone’s minds with Monday’s filing deadline. Fortunately, no one in Leelanau County has reported losses due to these scams as of Thursday.
