TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Liz Slagle Todaro on Sep 23, 2022

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett issued a warning about an official-looking mailer that falsely suggests businesses or individuals need to obtain a copy of a certain financial statement filed against them. The scam mailer, “Tennessee UCC Statement Request Form,” tries to get Tennesseans to pay $107 for a copy of a UCC-1 financing statement. The scam, according to Hargett, “tries to trick borrowers into paying an excessive amount for a document they will most likely never need.” Read more at localmemphis.com.