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- Fort Washington, MD, USA • Jan 10, 2026
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On January 1, 2026 a Corporate Document Service was sent out to Renew by business in the amount of 175.27$ and in the process while I was in the Washington DC area I decided to visit 1032 15th St NW 20005 and it lead me to an UPS mailbox which was strange. So on that note, can somebody tell me what form I should be looking for? That’s real from fake so I won’t get in any trouble When it comes to my business, I hope this helps somebody out so they can avoid this. happy new year

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- Boynton Beach, FL, USA • Jan 03, 2026
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Congratulating me on my new business. Using my state Document ID number, Respond by January 16, 2026,

This letter is intended to inform you about important documents which may still be required to operate your business. The documents listed below are not the same as registering your business and my require additional steps.

EIN

Labor Law Posters

Certificate of Status

They give e-Filing instructions: Your business may be at risk. Follow these 3 simple steps: 1 Scan QR code or visit natbizservices.com, 2 Select your required products 3 Protect your business in less than 5 minutes.

In the upper right in very small print is the Important Notice: Services offered by this advertisement.... and the KEY here I noticed is: NOT affiliated with the government.

(I Can't upload file of Pix of letter to big)

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- Spokane, WA, USA • Nov 29, 2025
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The scam letter purported to be a Washington State entity collecting a $135 fee to stay “compliant with state law” by paying the company Next Step Filings for the “2026 Annual Corporate for Commercial Filing Services for Washington Companies.” The mailing zip code was 22204, but listed the address for receiving any reply letters as 300 Lenora Street #1233,

Seattle, WA 98121.

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- Bear, DE, USA • Nov 22, 2025
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I received a one page letter asking to complete the annual minutes statement and to send a check in for $149.50 for the corporate annual minutes fee.

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- Austin, TX, USA • Nov 22, 2025
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After I registered a new LLC in the State of Texas, the mentioned company sent a letter to me posing as an official and required part of my company formation, with terminology in the document and on the website (which they insisted you visit via QR code) that represented a submission through their online portal as "NEEDED" and "REQUIRED".

I found out that this is a private company with no official role and representing an optional commercial service that they charge over $400 for as required.

They do have very small fine print that says it's an optional service, but have much larger print saying it is a NEEDED and REQUIRED service, noting deadlines and very large penalties if one does not proceed with their service.

Total scam and this company should be fined and put out of business.

It's companies like this that are eroding the US business landscape.

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- Virginia Beach, VA, USA • Nov 14, 2025
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They requested payment for Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting.

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- Norfolk, VA, USA • Nov 12, 2025
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My business, and the business owned by my wife, both received a form 4533 titled mandatory beneficial ownership reporting, which solicited personal information and required a $119.25 filing fee.

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• Nov 11, 2025
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Document noted several federal statutes regarding workplace safety and the severity of violating OSHA regulations and requested $295.00 be mailed to "C.P.S." The document was made to look like an official government document, as is clearly trying to scam new business owners into paying for things they don't need.

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA • Nov 11, 2025
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Document noted several federal statutes regarding workplace safety and the severity of violating OSHA regulations and requested $295.00 be mailed to "C.P.S." The document was made to look like an official government document, as is clearly trying to scam new business owners into paying for things they don't need.

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- Meriden, CT, USA • Nov 11, 2025
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Two letters received by mail asking to pay $149.25 for each entity. notice date is 11/6/25 have to pay by 11/20/25. Also asked for owners titles, names, contact information. The toll number provided has been already registered for multiple other scams. No email or website on the letter; business laws cited. The address to send the checks to is a UPS store. All the signs of scam.

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- Silver Spring, MD, USA • Nov 09, 2025
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Letter requesting a new LLC to pay for posting labor law poster

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- Arlington, VA, USA • Nov 08, 2025
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I got a letter in the mail saying that I needed to pay $135 for an annual registration of my LLC. It said it was a final notice and was due in two weeks.

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- Grand Rapids, MI, USA • Nov 08, 2025
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Form 5510 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. Make check or money order payable to Annual Records Service.

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- Fort Collins, CO, USA • Nov 08, 2025
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asking for business documents

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- Baltimore, MD, USA • Oct 25, 2025
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I received the attached document in the mail shortly after setting up my LLC. It appeared to be an official document asking for payment for corporate meeting minutes. It also so pulled some excerpts of the law to add some legitimacy. It asks for a list of the owners and their title along with contact information and signature. It also asks for payment in the amount of 148.67 for a corporate annual minute fee.

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- Sykesville, MD, USA • Oct 25, 2025
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Certifcate of status, business posting, & corporate meeting processing and warnings.

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- Spotsylvania, VA, USA • Oct 13, 2025
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scammer wanted $100 to file annual report with the state of Virginia

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- Winchester, VA, USA • Oct 05, 2025
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They send business emails that look Government legit.they warn you that not doing it could cause for you business to be closed. They want $135 to do something that’s as simple as logging into your account to pay your fee go the year. And they ask for all your information to do it. If nothing else though, ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT!!!

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- Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA • Oct 04, 2025
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On October 4, 2025 we received a plain envelope in the u.S postal mail with a clear window and no return address. The inner return envelope was pre addressed to: annual records service 1030 15th street Northwest number 366 Washington DC2005 - 1503. Enclosed in the envelope was form 4434 a mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form with a respond by date of October 14, 2025. The supposed fee trying to be collected is one hundred nineteen dollars and the reporting entity was a privately owned business or current occupant. There were several red flags when we opened and reviewed this piece of mail.\n As they were trying to make us believe that they were going to file on our behalf and included scary sounding information about penalties, fines and imprisonment.

We have already taken care of this for our business as we were supposed to.And that was another red flag , because this has already been done.

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- Key West, FL, USA • Sep 27, 2025
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Form 4534. Annual records service. An offical looking form but with no phone number, email address to contact anyone.

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