Numerous Colorado registered entities have recently received solicitations through the mail offering report-filing services.  Official-looking letters titled “Periodic Report” are being issued and sent by “Corporate Controllers Unit” and seek to have Colorado registered entities pay an “Annual Fee” of $225 to have a “Periodic Report” filed on their behalf.  These letters contain a form

According to law enforcement officials, identity thieves have been using the Colorado Secretary of State’s (the “Secretary”) website to engage in business identity theft.  By accessing the Secretary’s website, identity thieves are able to obtain public information about Colorado registered entities, and then for a nominal fee are able to change the registered agent of