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- Lebanon, PA, USA
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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
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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
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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
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Attempts to appear as an official service for registering BOI information with FinCEN.

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- Deatsville, AL, USA
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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
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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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- Dallas, TX, USA
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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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- Flower Mound, TX, USA
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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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- Baxley, GA, USA
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I received a form in the mail titled Form 5102 from ANNUAL RECORDS SERVICE. After close examination I realized it to be a potential scam and after further research I concluded that my suspicion was correct. I advise everyone to go directly to their Sec. of State website to pay any required fees associated with their business.

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- Gardnerville, NV, USA
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Form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. This form does a good job making you feel like it is from the IRS.

Respond by date listed, giving you a sense of urgency claiming that if you do not file by the deadline it is a civil penalty of up to "$500 for each day..." they are hoping that you will just send the extra amount on your own accord.

Very bottom of form in fine print it does claim "Your signature is your acceptance for the annual records service to act as your paid preparer to file this BOI on your behalf." I am not willing to find out if they in fact file for you. BOI filing is an easy process that is free online.

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- Oakwood, GA, USA
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Was mailed an envelope address to my newly filed LLC. "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" at the top and the document looks quite official, similar to other IRS documents. Appears to be a phishing scam to attempt to scare people they'll get fined if they don't submit payment quickly.

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- Tucson, AZ, USA
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Our business received a government Form 5102 from "Annual Records Service" with a "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" to be submitted with a payment

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- Jefferson, TX, USA
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Form 5102 BOI form titled under Annual Records Service with a filing fee of $119.00 due by 1/23/25 or penalties of $500 per day up to $10,000 and 2 years in prison if not paid. 5102 form looks legit asking for personal information including EIN. Has a bar code in the bottom right corner for internalnuse only. I've already filled this form out online with Texas Secretary of State months ago with no filing fee.

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- Aubrey, TX, USA
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I received a very official looking form in the mail called “mandatory beneficial ownership reporting” it is stating that a filing fee of $119 along with the completed form is required to avoid penalties of non-compliance. The form is labeled as 5102. The “company” is called Annual Records Service located at 1030 15th St., NW #366 Washington DC 20005-1503. No phone number or email or website is on the form.

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- Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Received letter from "Business Posting Department" saying I needed to pay for a compliant labor law poster to post at my business. Failure to do so could result in a fine of $40,000. The cost of the poster was $92.58 paid by check or money order.

Notice Send Date: 1/15/12025

Record ID: ********* ****** ***** ***** ****** ***

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- Conifer, CO, USA
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I received what looks like to be a 100% official looking form in the mail asking for $119 to register my business and it says that non-compliance could be $500 a day and it says this is required by the United States corporate transparency act enacted by Congress

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- Chandler, AZ, USA
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Someone filed for an LLC using my address (**** * ***** ****** *** ********* ** **********).

Jacob Petrey

NICE Fragrances LLC

The county has that LLC filing on record.

Yesterday I got two copies of a bill for $119 with a whole form to fill out and send back to:

Annual Records Service

1030 15th St NW #366

Washinton DC 20005-1503

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- Rockwall, TX, USA
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Received Form 5102 from Annual Records Service on 1/21/25 requesting $119 filing fee, with notice of penalty of $500 per day if not paid.

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- Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Received a letter shortly after filing for my PLLC, looked very official and stated that it was from the Annual Records Service, and that it's for Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. It also noted the penalties for non complaince ($500 for each day, and fined up to $10,000 or two years in prison), so definitely scary and looked real. I've already reported my company to FinCen and filled out my BOI, so I was confused but then noticed at the bottom it said "Your signature is your acceptance for The Annual Records Service to act as your paid preparer to file this BOI on your behalf." Then I googled the address and saw a lot of people saying it was a scam and noted that from the ScamPulse.com as well.

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- Buford, GA, USA
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I set up a new business in November 2024 and this scam mail sent Form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. The address is a UPS store and this is NOT an official IRS communication related to the UBO which is currently on hold as a requirement.

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