Letter threatening legal action was a hoax

An Oconee County taxpayer opened a letter that claimed his personal property taxes were delinquent and a tax execution was entered against him by the county tax collector’s office.  The letter came from what was described as a credit services company that claimed the delinquent tax matter had been referred to that company.  It was a scam, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  The letter contained language that the sheriff’s office said amounted to threats to seize assets.  “One of the biggest weapons that scammers use is to create a sense of urgency when they try to scam someone. In this case, it is pay us now to resolve this issue or we will seize your assets and any future income tax payments”, says Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, PIO of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.