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Uploaded: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 8:01 AM
Updated: Monday, December 21, 2009, 6:43 AM
Reader reminder: Beware of property tax scam
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"It is time to remind your readers not to be duped by the official-looking 'Property Tax Reduction Form' that instructs property owners to mail a coupon with a fee of $189," says Gail Sredanovic of Menlo Park in an e-mail to The Almanac.
There is no fee for asking the county assessor to review your property value, she says. "In fact, the county may have already done so."
"At the very least," she adds, "do not respond until you have checked with the county."
■ Check the news release from the San Mateo County assessor.
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Posted by Renee, a resident of another community, on Dec 21, 2009 at 12:28 pm Thank you for this reminder. We received this exact letter in the mail on Saturday and it took me quite a while to realize it was a scam. I was so excited at first because the "potential" reduction in property tax looked like a response to my actual property tax reassessment request that I had filed on weeks before.
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Posted by MOE, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm Reminders like that are a valuable service to the community. Thank you.
I also received this same solicitation.
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Posted by zig, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Dec 21, 2009 at 6:21 pm Many thanks for this explanation of the assessment reduction letter we also received. It sounded interesting until the $189 fee raised a red flag.
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