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- Ewa Beach, HI, USA
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I was contacted by someone who claimed to be from the USTPO and they were contacting me regarding a recent trademark I had filed the previous day. They identified themselves as someone from the US Trademarks and Patents Office and told me to verify their phone number as many scammers were out there. The caller ID showed USTPO and the phone number matched the one on the government website. He proceeded to "review" my application and said everything looked good, but then told me they also needed to collect $425 for the Trademark Declaration. It was about 7 am and I was trying to get my kids out the door for school, so I wasn't giving him my full attention, but I did question the fee as I told him I didn't see anything during the application process that indicated this would be a necessary fee and I couldn't find the fee schedule requirements on any of the filing FAQs. He then led me to a link online that did talk about the $425 Declaration but I kept asking why I had to pay now as I didn't see any information about needing to do so at this stage in the process. He then kept asking me for a form of payment and then asked me to confirm my address, last 4 of my social, and credit card info. He then gave me a reference number. The next day I got a few more solicitations via email it dawned on me that I was mostly like a scam and my initial red flags that went up were spot on, and the only reason I fell for it was because I was distracted by taking my kids to school. I decided to visit the USTPO website where they said to be on the lookout for scammers as they would never ask for payment or personal details over the phone. I of course immediately changed my credit card, filed a fraud notice to the credit bureau and put a freeze on my credit. Be warned, they do act very professional and they read you "all your rights" and some legal jargon so it sounds legit.

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