LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Division of Treasury (MDT) is warning taxpayers with past-due tax money owed to pay attention to scammers sending threatening letters.
Based on the Treasury, taxpayers might obtain a letter concerning overdue tax payments. This letter tells people to contact a toll-free quantity to resolve the debt.
This letter threatens to grab the taxpayer’s property, together with financial institution accounts, wages, enterprise belongings, automobiles, actual property, refunds and money.
These letters embody particular private details pulled from public information in addition to an official-looking “DR-1024” kind quantity to look extra credible.
The Treasury studies that they may contact taxpayers with official letters that use a state of Michigan letterhead that features each the names of the governor and state treasurer.
“The state of Michigan works collaboratively with people to seek out options to their excellent state money owed. In case you obtain an aggressive and threatening letter, please contact Treasury instantly so we are able to log the rip-off, make clear your state debt standing and talk about choices,” stated Deputy State Treasurer Kavita Kale, overseer of the Treasury’s Income Companies packages.
