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Texas Secretary of State functions as a registrar— meaning they only review filings for completeness and do not verify the information listed for truth nor accuracy. This structural vulnerability means anybody, worldwide, can impersonate the business owner by filling-out, signing, and submitting 1 of 80 forms available online.
For deterrence, criminal prosecution and restitution is retrospective with U.S. Federal prison time averaging 23 months and/or Texas state prison possible.
Respondeat Superior places the financial risk with the corporation for unauthorized acts encouraging corporate charter and identity theft monitoring. Register Here.
Attackers submit forged state registry modifications (ie. Ammendments) to remove legitimate
founders or board members. They list themselves or "ghost" directors as the new company
executives, granting them the legal appearance of corporate authority.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
A subtle method where thieves file a "Change of Registered Agent" form with the Secretary of
State. By routing the official legal mailing address to an address they control, they ensure the
real business owners never receive warning notices, default judgments, or bank alerts.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Once control of the state charter is secured, the perpetrators contact the IRS to change the
administrative details tied to the company's Federal EIN. They use this hijacked tax footprint to
file for fraudulent corporate tax refunds or secure government grants.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection.
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Fraudsters submit a termination document stating an active corporation's bank liens or
mortgages have been "fully paid and satisfied". Clearing these liabilities on paper allows them to
fraudulently sell or borrow against these clean company assets.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Fraudsters file fake UCC-1 financing statements against a hijacked corporate charter. These
documents falsely assert that the company's assets (like equipment, inventory, or real estate)
have been pledged as collateral, which can be leveraged to secure illicit loans or extort the true
owners. Fraudulent liens will quickly damage your borrowing power and display on these
reports.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Corporate Identity Theft primary focus ti to use the stolen identity to buy high-value goods, draw
massive cash advances, open lines of credit with banks and business suppliers.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Holding the official Secretary of State corporate charter allows the fraudster to secure corporate
digital certificates and takeover the brand identity.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Thieves immediately register the entity's legacy logos and brand names as active federal
trademarks. They then turn around and threaten the original business owners with intellectual
property lawsuits unless a steep financial ransom is paid to release the brand.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
In micro-cap public markets (ie. NASDAQ; OTC), criminals hijack the charter of a suspended or
defunct publicly traded shell company. They use their fabricated ownership to execute a reverse
merger with a private entity, allowing them to pump and dump shares or manipulate penny stock
prices without undergoing standard regulatory vetting.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
Fraudsters scan state databases for businesses that are "inactive" or "delinquent" but have not
been formally dissolved. They file fraudulent paperwork to return the company to active status,
instantly inheriting an established, multi-year business history that makes it easier to bypass
credit-checks.
Texas SBA™ provides Corporate Charter Theft Protection. Register Here.
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