So I got this letter today from the “Fairview Property Tax Recovery, L.L.C.” letting me know that I “might” be eligible for a property tax refund for the last four years, and that they would help me at “no charge” unless a refund was received, in which case they would take 1/3 (33%) (not in quotes).
That was bad enough, but looking at the paper I noticed that many of the more important phrases "(“If you do not receive a refund, you pay nothing”) were printed in light green, whereas all the important stuff (like, "you agree to pay”) was in standard black. So they could easily photocopy the form and claim that you had agreed to something you didn’t, and that you had signed a contract with a totally different company. (Yes, every time their name appears on the form, it’s in easily replaceable light green, as well as their address – and for that matter, their BBB symbol.)
Who would fall for this?
How could this NOT raise huge red flags in your common sense? (or even light green ones?) In fact, it’s completely obvious from the way the letter is printed that a) it’s a form and not a document they created themselves and b) they have in the past put a different name in there because c) whoever printed this copy didn’t pay attention to the alignment of the company name and the rest of the text.
Cheesy. Stupid. Who would fall for this?
Why am I not in this racket? Oh, that’s right, I wasn’t raised by bottom feeding scum-suckers and I don’t prey on the weak-minded or the disadvantaged.
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