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Passport scam Reports & Reviews (11)

- Hot Springs Village, AR, USA • Jul 19, 2024
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It’sa rush my passport site that does not actually do anything but provide the free form that you can get on the government site.

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- Medford, MA, USA • Jul 15, 2024
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Attempting to download a passport form and somehow ended up on "myusatraveldocs.org" I was charged $128.90 under the misleading assumption that I was paying my passport fees to the U.S. Department of State with a credit card. I was misled into divulging my personal information to a private business portraying itself as a legitimate government agency through deceptive large print letterhead stating: "U.S TRAVEL ONLINE APPLICATION" alongside a photo or the U.S. Capital Rotunda. There is a legal disclaimer on the page stating that they are a private business, not an official government organization nor affiliated with any US Government agencies. This was pointed out by the US Post Office, letting me know that I had been scammed.

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- Searcy, AR, USA • Jul 02, 2024
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This website poses as the official way to apply for a passport. It does not tell you that you are paying only for a form filler service. The heading on the webpage simply says US Passport Application. There is a small print at the bottom, hidden, that says it is third party, but does not advertise the fee or what it is for. It leads you to believe that you are paying for the expedited service for a passport on the payment page. It says it will email you the packet of information and it does not. It does not provide a receipt for payment, there is nothing in any of the information that allows you to know that you are not paying for passport services. It takes personal information and does not disclose what it is doing with that information. It is fraudulent and the website should be taken down off the internet.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA • May 17, 2024
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I believed I was on a .gov website submitting a passport renewal application. They asked for my parents names, and date of birth which I found odd. All this website does is charge you $68 dollars to fill out your passport application that you have to then send in. Once I realized this it was too late, I had submitted all my information to them. Nowhere on a passport application does it ask about your parents information. Great info for identity theft unfortunately. I did cancel my credit card and sign up for an identity theft monitoring service thanks to this.

When I called the number and asked for my money back, they said 25% off? 50% off? Okay we will give you a full refund in 5-7 days. The pending charge has since been removed from my credit card.

I had a very bad feeling when I realized this was a middle man situation and they had all my information.

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- Harmony, PA, USA • Mar 23, 2024
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The website looks like the us site and has you fill out your passport information electronically and then charges you an astronomical fee for the passport. Then they tell you it's for filling out the form and not for the actual passport.

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- Johnstown, PA, USA • Mar 05, 2024
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[email protected]

321-221-5210

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- Evanston, IL, USA • Jan 01, 2024
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This was a link from a global entry search and was the first in the list. Not sure why, if it's a scam, Google allows it to be the first hit that comes up in a search.

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- Wheaton, IL, USA
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Gov Assits supposedly assists in filling out the DS-82 passport renewal form for a fee of $65 dollars with a $20 additional charge for "insurance" if the passport is lost. The red flag is their application asked for my parents information, including my mother's maiden name and my SSI number. I wish for all my information to be deleted immediately from their system. They are not affiliated with the US Government.

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- Brandenburg, KY, USA
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We were needing a passport, I paid 927.80 to get a rushed one and found out we couldn't do it through the website we had to file it in person. Ten mins after placing the order I talked to the rep and she said there is no issue and she would cancel my refund. I reach out weekly sometimes everyday. They now have my phone number blocked and email address. I can call from a different line and they will put me on hold then the phone will discount after 30 mins .

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- Danvers, IL, USA
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Google searched "how to renew my passport online", statedocument.com came up as one of the first few results. Went through the application process including giving personal ID info needed for passport renewal, paid via credit card for the service. Got a confirmation email from Travel Docs Express LLC. I called the support #(833)377-2682 and the service claimed their business address was in Atlanta, GA. I followed up with the address, called the location, they told me no such business of Travel Docs Express exists anywhere around that location.

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After googling passport renewal was the second option, I read travel and clicked not seeing the end of the site was not gov, they charged me $90 to “easy file” turns out they do not have any affiliation with travel.gov they get all info and out in a form (form missing QR code on left of page) after seeing the form and paying the $90 plus shipping the instructions show to send the fee for passport… that’s when I said wait… where did the $90 go? It is a scam! Travel.org allows to fill out form and print without charging the fee still applies.

They reversed the transaction after me sending an email and calling. They have my ssn dob address, passport book number, passport card number, I canceled my credit card. I’m not an old person and fell for this, I can imagine a lot of people falling for this.

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