Deptofbusiness.us Reports & Reviews

Deptofbusiness.us Reports & Reviews (60)

- Attleboro, MA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

received a letter in the mail titled: Notice of Federal Filing Requirement-Mandatory Ownership Reporting

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- Akron, OH, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website Www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

No address given, website and QR code result in site not found error, filing deadline seems wrong and arbitrary, does not match deadline established by govt for beneficial ownership reporting, letter has spacing/formatting error, there seems to be no “United Business Refulation” nor any “Department of Records Management Business Filing Division”, does not use terms from the upcoming regulation change such as beneficial ownership nor does it reference the actual legislation.

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- Norristown, PA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington, DC 20001, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

I received a letter titled "Subject: Notice of federal filing requirement" from the US Dept. of Records Management relating to my small business. The letter "requires response" with the penalty being a $500 fine per day, criminal fines of up to $10k, and the possibility of imprisonment four a maximum of two years. I'm young, unfortunately young enough to look at face value and assume that the entity exists and I should follow the rules and fulfill my role as a business owner. I scanner the QR code and typed in the web link within the letter but luckily neither my phone nor laptop would navigate me to the site. I was able to find web forums & blogs referencing the letter and found that it's a scam, I've pasted links to those resources below, all of which were posted in 2023.

Forum & Blog Links:

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- Redmond, WA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Just received this notice in the mail. Looks really legit but website doesn't work and there are some mistakes in the notice itself making it look somewhat flawed. They wanted me to go online, claiming I need to complete a "mandatory report" on my business.

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- Akron, OH, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Not given, Washington, DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

I received a letter in the mail to my name and company stating I needed to report my business or incur civil fines of up to $500 daily. It said I had to file by 18 Jan 2024.

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- Chicago, IL, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington DC, DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Telling me I need to file my business/LLC with their website.

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- Los Altos, CA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address D.C., DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Received a letter in the mail addressed to my business name informing me of a filing requirement in accordance with recent legislation enacted to combat financial crimes. Noncompliance with this mandatory reporting may incur severe penalties up to $500 per day, criminal fines of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment.

I went to the website listed on the letter www.deptofbusiness.us to check it out and the website did not exist. Next went to search if this was a scam and sure enough!!

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- Westfield, IN, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington, DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Online Purchase

Received letter in the mail requesting I file my business records with them to comply with the financial crimes office.

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- Warren, MI, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address DC, WA, USA
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Website is fake.

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- Little Suamico, WI, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Mail came requesting my business information. So, I scanned the QR code, it took me to a website, and I started entering information. It seemed odd so I stopped but I did enter my business Tax ID and business mailing address and member names. When trying to go to the website my blocker alerted me that this was a scam.

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- Ripon, WI, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

They set me a notice of federal filing requirement. If I don't follow orders to fill it out, fines or jail time could be incurred.

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- Bella Vista, CA, USA

Scammer's phone 1(888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Sent a letter stating that they would penalize us for not complying with the federal filing requirements. Mandatory ownership reporting, with ongoing efforts to enhance transparency in corporate structures and mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing, your business is mandated to submit updated ownership information for the entity referenced above. etc.

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- Church Point, LA, USA

Scammer's phone 1(888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington Dc, WA, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

I got a letter in the mail from united states department of records managment telling me i need to file and to click the qr code to see the video to file

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- San Jose, CA, USA

Scammer's phone 1(888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington D.C., DC, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Requiring a "mandatory ownership reporting" collecting information and threatening $00/day penalty and/or imprisonment for a maximum of two years

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- Batesville, IN, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address na, District Of Columbia, WA, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

I recieved a letter in the mail from United States Business Regulation. The letter stated I needed to update my records. I put in all of my information including social, drivers licenses details ( even a copy of my DL ) The online forum seems very legit. Once I got to the payment section I decided to do a little research. I then found a scam alert on the BBB.

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- Dumont, NJ, USA

Got a letter that looks legit basically giving me up to the 17 January to file a mandatory ownership reporting and threatening non compliance will result in up to $500 a day or imprisonment. Asking for a social and a photo id. Something just didn’t seem right!!! Website was not a .gov and the fact that it wanted all this private info just to “provide ownership of the business” just seemed weird.

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- Phoenix, AZ, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address DC, WA 00001, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

My wife received a letter from US Department of record Management obligating us to provide basically all our tax id's , social security numbers, business owners etc.

The I.R.S. already has this info and anything that comes from the Federal government emails or letters has to be .gov not .us no teeth in this form. Scam.

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- Murrysville, PA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Country United States
Total money lost $75
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

letter and website appeared official and past posts said the request was legit

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- Stoughton, MA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Government Agency Imposter

Received this letter in the mail, stating that I needed to mandatory report my business operation and to scan a QR code, or go to the website, which I did not after researching the company and looking up the number.

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- Bothell, WA, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 705-1545
Scammer's website www.deptofbusiness.us
Scammer's address Washington D.C.
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Type of a scam Phishing
Initial means of contact Not applicable