Attorney General Warns of Scammers Targeting Small Business Owners

In a letter to Chambers of Commerce dated February 6, 2024, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, wrote “Washington Labor Law Poster Service is deceptively posing as a governmental agency and sending hundreds of thousands of solicitations to Washington businesses. They advertise an Olympia address, but are based out of Michigan. They mail the letters in envelopes with threatening language about legal consequences for not immediately purchasing the advertised poster products at a cost of $79.50 or more. These posters are available from government agencies free of charge.

[…] My team has learned that more than 1,500 Washington businesses have fallen for this scam – and the number might be much higher.”

If you suspect you have been the target of this scam, or similar scams, please contact the Attorney General’s Office. You can file a complaint online at atg.wa.gov/file-complaint or call the office toll-free at 1-800-551-4636.

Below is a sample of this scam.