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Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam

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- Shelby, NC, USA

Tried to get money from my business by check or money order by saying that if i dont send 119 that i would be fined 500 a day or could spend jail time if i didn't comply.

- Longview, TX, USA

We received 3 letters in the mail and an email telling us to pay the $119 and fill out the form or be fined $500 a day. Each had a different due date.

- Sumter, SC, USA

Received an official looking letter Form 5102 Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting from the Annual Records Service. Requesting $119.00 for a filing Fee.

- Oglethorpe, GA, USA

Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting Form 5102 mailed to my address. Does not include personally identifiable information.

- Fairfield, NJ, USA

Form 5102 sent in the mail addressed to the business claiming to be a federal form and that we were obligated to state the name of owners and pay $119 for filing the form

- Lenexa, KS, USA

Official looking form 5102

- Bowling Green, FL, USA

Titled "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting". Top of the page shows Form 5102 but Form 4022 at the bottom. The instructions begin with, "PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT, ENACTED BY CONGRESS. US Businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information." Requested a filing fee of $119 in the form of check or money order, along with the completed form. The formatting, along with some of the dates being cut off or converted to scientific notation, suggest that this form was created in Microsoft Excel. No phone number or website is shown on the form. Also contains a pre-addressed envelope to the Annual Records Service.

- Lebanon, NJ, USA

Received Form 5102 in the mail -- looks like an official document, but it's missing official seals, phone number or contact information which is what made me question it.

- Houston, TX, USA

Received a Form 5102 (Rev December 2023) Annual Records Services) Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. It read: Pursuant TO THE UNITED STATES TRANSPARENCY ACT, ENACTED BY CONGRESS US Business as required to report their beneficial ownership information. A reporting company is any corporation, limited liability company, or any other entites created by the filing of a document with a secretary of state or any similar office in the United States. A beneficial owner is an individual who either directly or indirectly (1) exercises substantial control over the reporting company (President, CEO, COO, CFO, etc.) or (2) owns or control at least 25% of the reporting company's ownership interests. Exempt Entities: Inactive Entity, Dissolved Entity, 501(c)3 Non Profit. Penalties for Non Compliances: Companies who willfully provide false information or neglect to report by the filing deadline can face a civil penalties of up to $500 for each day that the violation continues or has not been remedied. In addition, they can be fined up to 10,000 and/or face up to 2 year of imprisonment.

- New Canaan, CT, USA

Mail - fake tax form

- Wilmington, NC, USA

Letter stating that an incorrect business code was used to describe my primary business activity

- Boone, NC, USA

Scammer attempted to use "Penalties for Non Compliance" as a method for threatening non payment. Letter states that we could face penalties up to $500 for each day that the violation continues and that we could be fined up to $10,000 and/or face up to 2 years of imprisonment. The form of the letter looks official, like an IRS or government form.

- Berlin, CT, USA

I received an envelope with a blank Form 5102 entitled Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting with instructions to complete the form and make a check or money order payable to ANNUAL RECORDS SERVICE for $119 and a deadline one week from the day I received the letter. The form had information detailing the United States Corporate Transparency Act, along with a description of exempt entities and penalties for non-compliance.

- Missoula, MT, USA

Received a letter addressed to my business asking for $119 fee for filing my "Membership Beneficial Ownership Reporting" form 5102. The letter looked like an official form but did not have a phone number, or email address to be able to contact someone. It had barcodes top and bottom, but no identifiable logo or government stamps.

- Alzada, MT, USA

Form 5102 mandatory beneficial ownership reporting.says to complete form which was mailed then asks for a check or money order payable to annual records service. Says ill be charged 500 a day if i dont pay the $119 or fined up to $10,000 and face 2 years of imprisonment.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Form 5102 titled

Mandatory Benefecial Ownership Reporting

- Friendship, TN, USA

Form 8061. They said an incorrect business code was used for our EIN and we had to fill out this amendment and send $107 to fix it

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

Annual Records Service, Form 5102

- Olathe, KS, USA

blank window envelope with no return address. Single 5102 form inside requesting $119. Return envelope enclosed with previously stated address

- Richardson, TX, USA

Wanted response by 11/5/2024 citing United States Corporate Transparency Act enacted by Congress and threatened penalties for non compliance via $500 a day fee, $10,000 fine and up to 2 years imprisonment.

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