Consumer Alert: Ada County reports resurgence in Tax Scam Mailer

11.18.22 - (BOISE) – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is asking all Idahoans to be on the lookout for a tax scam that may be arriving in their mailboxes. Made to look like an official government letter, the mailer is an advertisement for private tax attorneys attempting to drum up business.

Ada County officials made Wasden’s office aware of the scam mailers Thursday. The letters purport to be from the made-up “Ada County Tax Processing Unit” and sent via U.S. Mail from Sacramento. The mailer does not include a specific return address. It features a seal with an eagle, meant to further confuse recipients into thinking the mailer is an actual government communication.

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