Montana Secretary of State Scam Notice: Updated March 31, 2014

This is the second notice regarding an email scam
circulating
the Internet, in which the email sender
falsely affiliates himself with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.
After further investigation, it
appears
the target of th
e
email scam
is
Registered Agents.

In order to be proactive in helping our customers prevent theft of information stored on their personal
or work computers, we previously reported that all Business Services Customers may be at risk.
I
t appears at this
time
that
only the Registered Agent
s
whose emails are
voluntarily
listed in the public
directory on the Secretary of State’s website have received the email scam.

Therefore, we advise
Registered Agents to be mindful of all
email communication
and to take the necessary precautions to
protect
their personal or business data.
Protecting your confidential information remains a top priority in the Secretary of State’s Office.

As
always, we will continue to work diligently to protect the security of all information shared with this
office.

SCAM DETAILS: http://sos.mt.gov/business/Scams/SCAM_NOTICEMarch14.pdf