Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam 2025 Reports & Reviews

Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (425)

- Natick, MA, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th st NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MA 01760, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Official-looking letter mailed to my small business,

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- Medicine Lodge, KS, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location KS 67104, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The outside envelope mail stamp reads “mailing from zip code 27407” permit #34, which is Greensboro, NC. No US government information is listed: department, address, website, etc. This supposedly originated from Annual Records Service 323066.

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- Ogallala, NE, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th st BW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NE 69153, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Sent a form 5102 demanding paymeny of $119 or face $500 daily fines and imprisonment

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- Boise, ID, USA

Scammer's website none
Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location ID 83704, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill
Initial means of contact Not applicable

I received a single form and a return envelope in a plain, window business envelope with no return address. The form is titled "Mandatory Beneficial Business Ownership Reporting". The directions says, "Complete the form below and return. Make Check or money order payable to Annual Records Service." The "filing fee" is listed as $119 and a paragraph called "penalities for noncompliance" details fines and possible imprisonment for failure to comply. A return envelope was addressed to "Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005-1503

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- Birmingham, AL, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AL 35216, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I have a one-person LLC. I do PR/communications. I received an envelope with no return address. Top right says "Mailing from zip code 27407" and "presorted first-class mail U.S. Postage Paid Permit #34. Looks very official minus no return address. Inside was "Form 5102" a "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" form to complete the form and make check or money order payable to the "Annual Records Service."

Has a very official looking bar code in the top right and bottom right corners and a few official-looking codes on the top right and bottom left corners. The red flags for me are as follows:

-The "Respond By" date says "10/14/202" so the year wasn't fully listed making me think it is a typo or a scam

-The paper is regular printer paper without fine-print information on the back the way other official forms have

-The emphasis on "penalties for non compliance" (which should be hyphenated) of up to $500 for each day the violation continues or up to 2 years of imprisonment

-No website or phone number to call

-The form, when folded doesn't fit into the smaller envelope, the way it would if a mailing house did the mail job.

-The "Place Stamp Here" square on the return envelope looks like it was developed in a Word document

-When I searched the mailing address for the check, the first link to come up was this ScamPulse.com scam tracker

-I’ve been in business for 4 years and have never received any mail from an Annual Records Service

I had the form filled out and the check filled out as well almost ready to send and all of these things just didn't add up for me, so I am not going to send. So scary!

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- Austin, TX, USA

Scammer's phone (254) 913-6400
Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78734, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

received a letter in the mail claiming to be a "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" asking for $119 and to make check payable to "Annual Records Service"

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- Houston, TX, USA

Scammer's phone (888) 888-8888
Scammer's address 1030 15th st NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77089, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a letter stating "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting, Form 5102. Form 4022"

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- Hermitage, TN, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TN 37076, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a letter from Annual Records Service demanding $119 for ownership information about our business. The letter claimed the information was mandatory and subject to a fine if not provided.

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- Linthicum Heights, MD, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 21090, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Beneficial Ownership Filing

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- Denton, TX, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 76207, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Letter was dated 9/24/2024. It was received sometime the week of September 30 while I was out of town. It had a must reply by date to avoid possible penalties by October 8. It was an official looking form 5102 titled Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting with no email or phone contact info or website and no explanation of what the form was for. Also had a statement reference to being Pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act Enacted by Congress as well as a statement about some dire financial and jail time penalties for not responding by the deadline. It is basically a blank form that says fill this out and send in $119 or you will be in trouble. At the bottom of the form in small print I found a statement---Your signature is your acceptance for the Annual Records Service to act as your paid preparer to file this BOI on your behalf. Whatever a BOI is.

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- Rigby, ID, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location ID 83442, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Sent form 5102 claiming that I need to send $119 to Annual Records Service by 9/13/2024 or be fined $500 for each day that the violation continues. Wanting me to report my LLC and all of the information.

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- Rockingham, NC, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NC 28379, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received an offical-looking form requiring me to send a $119 annual filing fee for my business. An envelope came with it for mailing a check to the "Annual Records Service."

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- Minneapolis, MN, USA

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 MN 55404, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received an official looking letter with a return envelope. The letter was titled 2025 Safety Manual Order Form. it had a customer ID number and Business ID number. It asked for a response by 10/25/2024 and stated "Government fines and/or civil actions may be imposed for failing to meet safety requirements.

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- Prairie Grove, AR, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location AR 72753, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a blank 5102 form for my LLC stating I needed to fill it out and send a check for $119 or there would be civil penalties up to $500 for each day that the violation continues or has not been remedied in addition, I could be fined up to $10000 and/or face up to 2 years of imprisonment.

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- Sumrall, MS, USA

Scammer's phone (000) 000-0000
Scammer's website N/A
Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MS 39482, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a letter and form 5102 in the mail telling me to pay the $119 amount or face penalty/fines/jail

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- Simpsonville, SC, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location SC 29680, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received form in the mail that said I had until October 10th to file or face civil penalties of up to $500/day plus fines up to $10,000 and 2 years of prison. Received the mail in the mailbox on October 3rd. The document has a form number at the top, Form 5102, however it has a different form number at the bottom, Form 4022 (Rev. December 2023). It also had was missing the full year in the respon by date, it just had 10/10/202.

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- Granbury, TX, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 76048, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Form states “Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting” and asks for a 119.00 filing fee

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- Austin, TX, USA

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street #336, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 78732, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Included my business name and address; asked for email, EIN, address, beneficial owners information and payment

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- Gallatin, TN, USA

Scammer's phone (000) 000-0000
Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366 Washington DC, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TN 37066, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I was mailed a 5102 form from the Annual Records Service stating that I had to fill out my BOI and pay $119 by 10/9 (I received this on 10/3) by check or money order. There is no phone number or website listed, and the envelope it came in was stamped "presorted first class US postage paid". Nothing else was on the envelope. I looked up the address for where I was supposed to send the money, and the building was for lease.

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- Baytown, TX, USA

Scammer's address Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location TX 77523, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Business was sent a Form 5102, requesting information such as, Personal address, phone number, email address, Employer Identification Number, and a check for $119.00. Envelope was included to mail all this information to: Annual Records Service, 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 2005-1503

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