Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam 2025 Reports & Reviews

Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (222)

- Saint Paul, MN, USA • Feb 18, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MN 55118, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Form 5103 sent in mail to Michael Recycle LLC asking to send a check or money order for $119 to Annual Records Service

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- Smyrna, GA, USA • Feb 18, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location GA 30082, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a form via US postal mail on 2/18/2025 labeled as Form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. It looks very much like an IRS form, stating a filing fee of $119 was due by 2/20/2025. Has statements referencing The United States Corporate Transparency Act, Penalties for noncompliance, and perjury. Requests names, addresses, EIN. The very bottom line, in tiny print states "Your signature is your acceptance for The Annual Records Service to act as your paid preparer to file this BOI on your behalf." Most would never see this disclaimer.

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- Littleton, CO, USA • Feb 18, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15tg st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CO 80128, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Its saying if I dont fill this mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form 5102 annual records service 438790 and mail a check or money order for $119.00 by 2/20 today is 2/18 I will be held accountable for non compliance at $500 a day until I comply or $10,000 and 2 years imprisonment

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- Austin, TX, USA • Feb 16, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78738, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

01/15/2025, Received form 5102 - Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting from Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington DC 2005-1503 requesting filing fee of $119 expected to respond by 02/06/2025 using check or money order payable to Annual Records Service. The form is official looking with statements of "Pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act Enacted by Congress..." and sectioned in two parts. At the bottom of the form, there is bar code labeled for Internal Use Only (I did not test it). Also a penalties of perjury statement at the bottom of form. The form looks legitimate.

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- Huntsville, AL, USA • Feb 15, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AL 35824, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The letter sent to me indicates that "US Businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information". The filing fee is $119.00, and the form is marked 5102.

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- Nelsonville, OH, USA • Feb 14, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location OH 45764, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

We recently created an LLC and the scammer mailed us a letter addressed to our LLC and registered address with "Form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting"

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- Greenbelt, MD, USA • Feb 13, 2025

Scammer's phone (202) 999-6191
Scammer's address Washington, DC 20500, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location MD 20770, USA
Total money lost $498
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

This is not a real company; they are posing to be a government company. I changed my card, and they still took money from my new card.

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- San Antonio, TX, USA • Feb 12, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366 Washington DC, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78253, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Ask for a check or money order payable to Annual Records Service for Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting.

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- Baltimore, MD, USA • Feb 06, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 21224, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Almost immediately after I started my business, Annual Records Service sent me an alleged 5102 reporting form titled Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting claiming I needed to send $119 within a few days or would be faced with a civil penalty of $500/day, $10K in fines, and two years imprisonment. Signature of the form meant acceptance that the fake company Annual Records Service would act as the paid preparer to file the form.

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- Berthoud, CO, USA • Feb 03, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CO 80513, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received letter through postal service with blank form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting from Annual Records Service. Party requesting form to be completed and a check or money order payable to Annual Records Service in the amount of $119.00. Envelope provided with the following address to be mailed: 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005-1503. No address indicated on the form to send the payment, however. Disclaimer has a fulfillment date for filing and failure to remit payment can result in civil penalties of up to $500 for each day the violation continues or has not been remedied, which could increase to $10,0000 and/or 2 years of imprisonment.

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- Boulder, CO, USA • Feb 02, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CO 80302, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Simply go to the postal address and arrest anyone with that P.O. Box - I'd gladly upload an image of this to prove this but apparently this is already well known, so why haven't they been arrested?

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- Austin, TX, USA • Jan 31, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78734, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The document this company sent appears to be from the government stating the this form needs to be sent in by 1/30/2025 which is the date I received it. I am aware that a BOIR needed to be sent in and I may have attempted to send it through this company, but I already did it online so I knew something in g was incorrect.

This “company” searches for public companies who have just started and need to file a BOIR. They then send an official looking document stating they must submit this document with payment before a quickly approaching date. THERE IS NO FEE IF YOU DO THIS YOURSELF. There are so many companies looking to trick you into into using them to submit the paper work.

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- Lebanon, PA, USA • Jan 31, 2025

Scammer's address 3401 Hartzdale Drive Suite 103B Unit #544, Camp Hill, PA 17011, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location PA 17042, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I got a letter in the mail asking me to send credit card info to acquire a required “labor law poster” for my small business for $108. It says I can get fined up to $7,000 for not having this poster, and when I look up the address of the business it is just a strip mall. There’s no phone number for the business provided either which I think is odd.

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- Austin, TX, USA • Jan 31, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th street nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78758, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Pretends to be official mail from a federal government agency called “Annual Records Service” demanding completion of a form titled “Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting” and marked “Form 5102”, and demanding payment of a filing fee. Includes a summary of a law regarding beneficial ownership reporting and of the penalties for non-compliance.

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- Smithfield, NC, USA • Jan 30, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NC 27577, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received. A form 5102 in the mail that looks like an official form requesting $119. The forms title is mandatory beneficial ownership reporting with my reporting entity, business name and address. The form also says pursuant to the United States corporate transparency act enacted by Congress, us businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information. A reporting company is any corporation limited liability company or any other entities created by filing of a document with the Secretary of state or similar office in the United States. A beneficial owner is an individual who either directly or indirectly or exercises substantial control over the reporting company or owns or controls at least 25% of the reporting companies. Ownership interest except entities, inactive entities, dissolved entities, non-profits, penalties for non-compliance companies who willfully provide false information or neglect to report by filing deadline can face a civil penalty of up to $500 for each day that the violation continues or has not been remedied. In addition, they can be fined up to $10,000 or face up to 2 years imprisonment. Then there is the form to fill out that includes all of the business information including the EIN number, a signature, a date, and then the filing fee. A request checks or money orders be made payable to annual records service.

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- Cincinnati, OH, USA • Jan 29, 2025

Scammer's address PO Box 73127, Washington, DC 20056, USA
Country United States
Victim Location OH 45242, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Attempts to appear as an official service for registering BOI information with FinCEN.

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- Flower Mound, TX, USA • Jan 28, 2025

Scammer's phone (999) 999-9999
Scammer's website NONE
Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TX 75028, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

FORM 5102 "PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT, ENECTED BY CONGRESS. US BUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THEIR BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION. A REPORTING COMPANY IS ANY CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR AND OTHR ENTITIES CREATED BY THE FILIING OF A DOCUMENT WITH A SECRETARY OF STATE OR ANY SIMILAR OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES. PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE: COMPANIES WHO WILLFULLY PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION OR NEGLECT TO REPORT BY THE FILING DEADLINE CAN FACE A CIVIL PENALTIES OF UP TO $500 FOR EACH DAY THAT THE VILATION CONTINUES OR HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. IN ADDITION, THEY CAN BE FINED UP TO $10,000 AND/OR FACE UP TO 2 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT."

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- Dallas, TX, USA • Jan 28, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 75201, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The document sent is Form 5102 requesting $119 to file the BOI reporting. There is no phone number, website or address on this form.

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- Deatsville, AL, USA • Jan 28, 2025

Scammer's phone (000) 000-0000
Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location AL 36022, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a single form and a return envelope in a plain, window business envelope with no return address. The form is titled "Mandatory Beneficial Business Ownership Reporting". The directions says, "Complete the form below and return. Make Check or money order payable to Annual Records Service." The "filing fee" is listed as $119 and a paragraph called "penalties for noncompliance" details fines and possible imprisonment for failure to comply. A return envelope was addressed to "Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005-1503

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- San Pedro, CA, USA • Jan 28, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CA 90731, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received Form 5102 in the mail from the Annual Records Service requesting $119 to file the Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting form. There was no number or website so I decided to look online to see if this was legitimate and it is not. The form asks for a check or money order to be mailed to Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington DC 20005.

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