Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam 2025 Reports & Reviews

Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (400)

• Sep 14, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Victim Location NJ 07006, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a letter in the mail from this Annual Records Service wanting 119.00 or they would start fining me $500.00 per day. When I looked up Form 5510 it turned out to be bogus - the IRS has no such form. When I looked up Annual Records Service, the results indicated this was a fraudulent to get more info and my bank account. My question is: They already had my business name and address. How did they get that? Did a government agency sell the list (I also started to receive solicitations from insurance and other companies) or was my computer hacked?

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- Tucson, AZ, USA • Sep 13, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #336, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AZ 85713, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Annual records service

1030 15TH ST NW #366

Washington DC 20005-1503

Good thing I was looking up forms on the IRS website when I encountered this form and how it was a scam. They almost got us for 119$ the form looks legit but some of the wording seemed off to me . With that said something told me to look it up . I'm glad I did.

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- Linthicum Heights, MD, USA • Sep 10, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 411-7921
Scammer's address 1032 15th St PMB 233, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 21090, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received form via USPS stating "In Accordance with the Business Laws of the State of Maryland" that we were to complete document with owners and % owned with payment of $147.50.

Address is to a PO Box that appears to be a UPS Store ?

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- Winchester, KY, USA • Sep 08, 2025

Scammer's phone 1(888) 201-1992
Scammer's website www.paysafety.org
Scammer's address PO Box 73127, Washington, DC 20056, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location KY 40391, USA
Total money lost $1,180
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

We registered 4 new businesses and received a letter for each one claiming we need to buy an OSHA safety manual @ $295 each. I didn't realize it was a scam until a few weeks later I received the same letter for my business that I have had since 1997.

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- Knoxville, TN, USA • Sep 08, 2025

Scammer's phone (999) 999-9999
Scammer's website None
Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location TN 37920, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Letter received by postal service with very short turn-around time (Due date September 16, received on September 8) requesting highly sensitive business information and payment for $119 by check or money order.

No email, no phone number provided on the form, only on the return envelope. Form looks like a tax document from the IRS and alludes to 2 years imprisonment or $10,000 penalty for non compliance.

Scam is targeted at a nationwide business, not an individual.

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA • Sep 08, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 201-1992
Scammer's website WWW.PAYSAFETY.ORG
Scammer's address PO BOX 73127, Washington, DC 20056, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location NY 11211, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

received a mail solicitation from a company called C.P.S. titled “2026 – Safety Manual Order Form (New York Businesses)”. The document strongly implies that purchasing their $295 safety manual is required to comply with OSHA regulations.

The letter includes threats of significant OSHA fines and civil penalties and provides a “Please Respond By” deadline, which makes it appear to be an official government notice. However, in small print it admits that C.P.S. is not a government agency and is not providing legal advice.

I believe this mailing is misleading and deceptive, especially for small businesses that may feel pressured to send payment in fear of noncompliance. I am reporting this so other businesses are not misled into unnecessary payments.

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- Hattiesburg, MS, USA • Sep 07, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 411-7921
Scammer's website FORM B1.2A/12
Scammer's address 996 MAINE AVE SW PMB 335, Washington, DC 20024, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MS 39401, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received letter to complete a one page annual statement for corporate meeting minutes in accordance with business state laws for $147.50. Problem is, this is the third company I have been targeted from. I did pay the fees before (2x's). Called the State Dept to inquire about my return of information, and I was told I didn't have to pay those fees because it was a scam; while the representative is smirk laughing on the phone. Never offering any suggestion to how to retrieve those funds. This should not keep happening. Why is this happening? Who is responsible for this action and the correction? This address serves The UPS STORE, offering public to "Get copies & printed presentations quickly..." THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED!!!

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- Leesburg, VA, USA • Sep 06, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 851-6604
Scammer's website Nextstepfilings.com
Scammer's address Glen Allen, VA, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location VA 20176, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The mail indicates that the state registration fee must be paid for my parents LLC. Even though it is already paid. The mail attempts to get someone to mail money to a PO Box in glen Allen VA. It requests $135 which is higher than the required state registration fee. It highlights sections of the VA legal code and has several “official” stamps to make the letter appear important and real.

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- Mountville, PA, USA • Sep 06, 2025

Scammer's phone (855) 213-7210
Scammer's address Harrisburg, PA, USA
Country United States
Victim Location PA 17554, USA
Total money lost $92.58
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

“State and Federal Labor Law Postings”

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- Mechanicsville, MD, USA • Sep 06, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 20659, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Form from “annual records service” 5510 “mandatory beneficial ownership reporting” asking for check or money order before a certain date and name and address of beneficial owners

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- Suitland, MD, USA • Sep 05, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 704-6416
Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #183, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 20746, USA
Total money lost $87.25
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The scammer sent me a certificate of state request form from a business resource center at 1030 15th St., Northwest #183 Washington DC 2005–1503 requesting that I pay $87.25 which they state is to cover the cost to obtain my LLC's elective Maryland Certificate of Good Standing.

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- Whitmore Lake, MI, USA • Sep 01, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MI 48189, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Asking for all my business related information and $119 for a mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form 5510. I have attached a photo of the top of the form and the return envelope as the rest of it had my personal information on it.

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- Lebanon, KY, USA • Aug 31, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location KY 40033, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Very official “looking” document received through the mail - indicating it is Form 4434 “Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting.” There is a notice ID in the top right, and the form is received 2 weeks after the due date given. The completed document, and payment of $119.00, is to be mailed to “Annual Records Services” in Washington DC. After researching this form number, I discovered this is a common scam and should not be completed and returned.

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- Springfield, VA, USA • Aug 29, 2025

Scammer's website Busfile.org/va2025
Scammer's address VA, USA
Country United States
Victim Location VA 22153, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received letter requiring me to go to "Busfile.org/va2025" web site and pay my annual registration fees for my business. Made threat of being administratively being dropped if I be not renew by August 31, 2025. Letter included a QR code which I did not scan.

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- Neenah, WI, USA • Aug 27, 2025

Scammer's address Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location WI 54956, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

we were sent a "Form 4434" by mail indicating it was mandatory for us to complete when really our industry is exempt from completing beneficial ownership forms

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- Southwick, MA, USA • Aug 25, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MA 01077, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Demanded with a phony "Form 4434" that resembles an IRS form, but is not, a check or money order for $119 to report the ownership information of my business

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- Chevy Chase, MD, USA • Aug 25, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 411-7921
Scammer's address 1032 15th st PMB 233 Washington DC, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 20815, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

After registering a new business, I received a letter that appeared like a legal document from the state of Maryland titled Corporate Meeting Minutes, Annual Statement, stating I needed to list all owners, our titles, contact information, my signature and payment of $147.50. Check to be made payable to Corporate Document Service, 1032 15th St PMB 233, Washington DC 20005-1502.

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- Naples, NY, USA • Aug 23, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NY 14512, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a letter with official looking form. They needed the money very quickly. If it wasn't received there would be a fine of 500$ a day. 10000$ fine and or two years in prison.

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- Lake Forest, IL, USA • Aug 22, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location IL 60045, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received in the mail "Form 4434" "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Report" "PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT" due 08/20/2025 with claims of penalties of $500 per day and 2 years imprisonment for failing to file.

I had file the BOI in 2024 so knew this was a scam

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- Chattanooga, TN, USA • Aug 22, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TN 37401, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

All details are exactly the same as the initial recorded instance regarding this scam. Mailed letter, form 4434, included a return envelope to ANNUAL RECORDS SERVICE

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