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- Austin, TX, USA
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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
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Received a letter stating "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting, Form 5102. Form 4022"

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- Hermitage, TN, USA
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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
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Beneficial Ownership Filing

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- Denton, TX, USA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Form states “Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting” and asks for a 119.00 filing fee

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

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- Gallatin, TN, USA
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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
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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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- Dingmans Ferry, PA, USA
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Scammer sent form via postal service, mail included Form5102 titled Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. There was no Noticed ID, but form requested a filing fee of $119 to be returned by 9/26/2024. Form looks like a valid form. Sender requested check or money order be made payable to Annual Records Service.

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- Matthews, NC, USA
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Form 5102 was received by physical mail on 09/21/2024, without a sender address. It requests a check or money order payable to Annual Records Service, with a deadline of 09/30/2024. The mail states that failure to comply may result in penalties of up to $500 per day for each day past the deadline. Additionally, non-compliance could lead to fines of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 2 years. There was no website or other method to file this.

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- Cocoa, FL, USA
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Received form in the mail that is similar to W2 form or other tax form... number is 5102 and says it is a Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting.. it stated it is "pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act" and it sates I am required to report ownership information. (No indication of what I am suppose to own)

It requests my name, address and my SS, along with name and address of others that are beneficial owners. Penalty for not complying is $500/day , up to 10k in fines and 2 yrs in prison if not paid by date listed of 10/2/24

Envelope return address is Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington DC 2005-1503

Searching and it appears to be building available for lease..

No online link or address included on page. Only address is on return envelope with address of

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- Little Rock, AR, USA
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Scammer sent form entitled "Form 5102" from the "Annual Records Service," posing as a government entity requiring $119 be sent to their address for my LLC. Penalties for noncompliance listed as "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 years of imprisonment."

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- Lillington, NC, USA
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Our business received a government Form 5102 from "Annual Records Service" with a "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" to be submitted with a payment of $119.00. It looked very convincing, but the font was slightly irregular compared to standard government forms, and I've never heard of an "Annual Records Service." I looked into it and the FinCEN does require this form to be submitted, but there is no payment due for the filing, and is encouraged to file online. I found the scam alert on your website when I searched the address on the return envelope.

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