Comments on: Property Tax Adjusters: Is This a Property Tax Scam? http://loanworkout.org/2009/12/property-tax-adjusters-scam/ - Free Mortgage, Auto and Student loan Calculators by LoanWorkout.org Wed, 23 May 2012 16:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Charlie Walsh http://loanworkout.org/2009/12/property-tax-adjusters-scam/#comment-18766 Charlie Walsh Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:10:35 +0000 http://loanworkout.org/?p=7309#comment-18766 Moe, Thanks for bringing this issue to everyone's attention. This so-called "service" is indeed, a scam. This company has been heavily active in the Southwest but thanks to a number of government warnings from offices such as the Nevada Attorney General and the California Attorney General, hopefully homeowners are being armed with the right information. This type of fraud can be particularly dangerous because worries about scams may prevent people from using legitimate appeal services, which means that millions of people remain overassessed and paying too much in taxes. Here at ValueAppeal (www.valueappeal.com), we get calls and emails from consumers that are concerned - we're glad they contact us so that we can help them, but it's still worrisome that so many people are confused. Here are a few things to look for in a non-scam service: 1) Make sure they have a money-back guarantee. If they aren't prepared to refund your money if your appeal isn't successful, you shouldn't work with them. At ValueAppeal, for example, we simply refund our fee if the appeal isn't successful. 2) Know your chances up front. Any legitimate service should tell you, before you pay a single dollar, whether appealing is right for you. At ValueAppeal, you simply enter your address and we indicate whether appealing might make sense and why; any service that doesn't allow you to find out this information beforehand doesn't deserve your money. 3) No obligation. After you've been told whether or not an appeal is in your best interest, legitimate services should contain no obligation to use the service. That is, once an appeal recommendation has been made, you should be able to choose between creating an appeal using the service or to try to gather the information on your own. We know from our customers that a ValueAppeal appeal has a better chance of succeeding, but once you find out that you're eligible, there is no obligation to work with us - you can gather the info on your own and file on your own. Those three rules are a good way to determine whether a service is a scam or not, but if you're concerned, feel free to give us a call here at ValueAppeal - we try to keep-an-update list of scams and good services around the office, and we're happy to help you understand your options. You can email me directly at charliew@valueappeal.com, follow us on Twitter @valueappeal, call us at 877-829-1277, visit us at www.valueappeal.com, whatever works for you - we're happy to help if we can. Moe, Thanks for bringing this issue to everyone’s attention. This so-called “service” is indeed, a scam. This company has been heavily active in the Southwest but thanks to a number of government warnings from offices such as the Nevada Attorney General and the California Attorney General, hopefully homeowners are being armed with the right information.

This type of fraud can be particularly dangerous because worries about scams may prevent people from using legitimate appeal services, which means that millions of people remain overassessed and paying too much in taxes. Here at ValueAppeal (www.valueappeal.com), we get calls and emails from consumers that are concerned – we’re glad they contact us so that we can help them, but it’s still worrisome that so many people are confused.

Here are a few things to look for in a non-scam service:

1) Make sure they have a money-back guarantee. If they aren’t prepared to refund your money if your appeal isn’t successful, you shouldn’t work with them. At ValueAppeal, for example, we simply refund our fee if the appeal isn’t successful.

2) Know your chances up front. Any legitimate service should tell you, before you pay a single dollar, whether appealing is right for you. At ValueAppeal, you simply enter your address and we indicate whether appealing might make sense and why; any service that doesn’t allow you to find out this information beforehand doesn’t deserve your money.

3) No obligation. After you’ve been told whether or not an appeal is in your best interest, legitimate services should contain no obligation to use the service. That is, once an appeal recommendation has been made, you should be able to choose between creating an appeal using the service or to try to gather the information on your own. We know from our customers that a ValueAppeal appeal has a better chance of succeeding, but once you find out that you’re eligible, there is no obligation to work with us – you can gather the info on your own and file on your own.

Those three rules are a good way to determine whether a service is a scam or not, but if you’re concerned, feel free to give us a call here at ValueAppeal – we try to keep-an-update list of scams and good services around the office, and we’re happy to help you understand your options. You can email me directly at charliew@valueappeal.com, follow us on Twitter @valueappeal, call us at 877-829-1277, visit us at http://www.valueappeal.com, whatever works for you – we’re happy to help if we can.

]]> By: John Nevin http://loanworkout.org/2009/12/property-tax-adjusters-scam/#comment-18692 John Nevin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:52:27 +0000 http://loanworkout.org/?p=7309#comment-18692 This horse puckie scam letter was mailed to my residence today and to the people of California I offer these words of advice; DO NOT SEND ONE SINGLE PENNY TO THIS FLY-BY-NIGHT CROOKED ORGANIZATION because you need to consummate your own personal property tax business face to face with your county property tax assessor. These jerks are attempting to steal your money for their own personal gain. Also, the following address did not appear on the "BEWARE LIST." PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTERS, REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTER, 11856 BALBOA BLVD STE 281, GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344. ONCE AGAIN, SEND NOTHING TO ANY ONE OF THESE ADDRESSES. John Nevin, Millbrae, CA. This horse puckie scam letter was mailed to my residence today and to the people of California I offer these words of advice; DO NOT SEND ONE SINGLE PENNY TO THIS FLY-BY-NIGHT CROOKED ORGANIZATION because you need to consummate your own personal property tax business face to face with your county property tax assessor. These jerks are attempting to steal your money for their own personal gain. Also, the following address did not appear on the “BEWARE LIST.” PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTERS, REGIONAL PROCESSING CENTER, 11856 BALBOA BLVD STE 281, GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344. ONCE AGAIN, SEND NOTHING TO ANY ONE OF THESE ADDRESSES. John Nevin, Millbrae, CA.

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