Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam 2025 Reports & Reviews

Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (356)

- San Diego, CA, USA • Apr 15, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CA 92127, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a form in the mail addressed to my LLC. The form was titled “Form 5510 - Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting” requesting all of my contact information, a signature, and a check for $119 stating that I owe this money “pursuant to the United States corporate transparency act, enacted by congress.” The form also states that if I failed to pay this, I would be charged civil penalties of up to $500 for each day that the violation continues.

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- Los Angeles, CA, USA • Apr 14, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CA 90037, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I am the person of correspondence for a startup company registered by my friend. I receive all letters addressed to his company. Today I got an official-looking mail from Annual Records Service from 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington DC 20005-1503. The letter looks like a tax form with form number 5510 and the title "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting." It asks to fill in information of the company's beneficial owners and a payment of $119 by check or money order by 4/22/2025. The letter even has an envelope inside for returning the form. However, at the bottom lower corner of the form, the form number becomes 4022, which does not match the number at the top left corner. Also, the printing quality of the form is very bad. Some fields are printed very clearly while others are blurry, as if someone took a low-resolution picture of a tax form and then photoshopped some fields. A quick google search shows that there have been many reports of this kind of scam that uses exactly the same company name (Annual Records Service).

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- Columbus, OH, USA • Apr 14, 2025

Scammer's phone (888) 411-7921
Scammer's address 996 Maine Ave SW PMB 335, Washington, DC 20024, USA
Country United States
Victim Location OH 43085, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a piece of mail requesting an annual minutes fee. The document looked rather convincing, but as a single business holder with very little activity given the company is very new and still being stood up, the request made no sense either. The language was vague as well related to several "business state laws"

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- Cicero, NY, USA • Apr 14, 2025

Scammer's phone (315) 729-9622
Scammer's address 1030 15th St. N.W. #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NY 13039, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received letter with my newly formed LLC name stating form 5510 was a mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form and required me to pay $119 to Annual Records Service in pre-addressed envelope located at 10030 15th St. NW #366 in Washington DC 200004-1503.

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- Springboro, OH, USA • Apr 12, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location OH 45066, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received mail addressed to reporting entity (business name) that included a return envelope addressed to "Annual Records Service in Washington DC". Form 5102 Annual Records Service, Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting, filing fee of $119 due by 4/17/2025. Pursuant To The United States Corporate Transparency Act, Enacted By Congress. US Businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information. A reporting company is any corporation, limited liability company, or any other entities created by the filling of a document with a secretary of state or any similar office in the United States. Penalties For Non Compliance: Companies who willfully provide false information or neglect to report by the filling 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 years of imprisonment.

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- Providence, RI, USA • Apr 12, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location RI 02908, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Requesting money order or cash for “mandatory beneficial ownership reporting” of my new business

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- Atlanta, GA, USA • Apr 11, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th Street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location GA 30329, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Claims to be official government form 5102 and just register LLC by 4/17/25. Threatens consequences if not timely filed and paid. Mistake on form. Says revised December 2025

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- Gaithersburg, MD, USA • Apr 11, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MD 20878, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Letter / form received in the mail as described. They labeled the form 5510 "Annual Records Service" Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. Form looks like a typical government form requesting name, address, phone number, email EIN, signature plus the names of others involved in the business. States Penalties for non compliance for failure to submit of $500 per day, up to $10,000 and 2 years imprisonment. Wants a check or money order made out to Annual Records Service.

We checked and there is no tenant at the 1030 15th St NW Suite #366 - that suite does not exist. The second part of the zip code 20005-1503 actually refers to an address on Church Street or Vermont Avenue - not the building at 1030 15th St. NW.

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- San Mateo, CA, USA • Apr 08, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CA 94401, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a letter from Annual Records Service. The form 5510 claiming I needed to pay $119 to complete my LLC’s BOI registration. The form looked official and made it seem urgent, warning about possible penalties if I didn’t respond. I was lucky to realize it’s not a real government requirement as they only accept check or money order. No phone or email was used. Address on the envelope: 1030 15th ST NW #366 Washington DC 20005-1503

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- Broomfield, CO, USA • Apr 08, 2025

Scammer's phone (123) 556-7890
Scammer's address 1030 15th St. NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CO 80021, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Form 5102 alleging immediate compliance is required or a penalty of $500 per day in addition to a possible find up to $1000 and or imprisonment for two years.

No contact information provided except for the address on the envelope.

There is allegedly to register a new LLC under the United States corporate transparency act.

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- Plymouth, MA, USA • Apr 08, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MA 02360, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Form 5102 mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form was sent by mail as a bill of $119. To my newly formed business.

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- Wilmington, NC, USA • Apr 07, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location NC 28412, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a form with the number 5510 at the top but at the bottom, it says form 4022. It is mandating beneficial ownership, reporting and threatens $500 for each day of violation beyond the respond by date of April 11 and a possible fine of up to $10,000 or two years of imprisonment.

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- Western Springs, IL, USA • Apr 07, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW # 366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location IL 60558, USA
Total money lost $119
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I just opened up an LLC. I know it is recorded and I feel that a request to pay a filing fee for $119 for Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting (form 5510)

The return envelope is:

Annual Records Service

1030 15th St NW # 366

Washington DC 20005-1503

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- Brooklyn, MI, USA • Apr 07, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MI 49230, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I was sent a return envelope and form from the Annual Records Service, 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington DC 20005-1503. The form was labeled “Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting” and had Form 5510 (Rev. January 2024) in the upper left hand corner. Above the form section, it had a blurb that said, “PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT, ENACTED BY CONGRESS. US businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information. A reporting company is any corporation, limited liability, company, or any other entities 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) exercise exercises, substantial control over the reporting company (President, CEO, COO, CFO, etc.), or (2) owns or controls at least 25% of the reporting company’s ownership interests.

EXEMPT ENTITIES: Inactive Entity, Dissolved Entity, 501(c)3 Non Profit.

PENALTIES FOR NONCONPLIANCE:

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 years of imprisonment.” After that, there was a form to fill out that looks like a general tax form asking for personal information, followed by business information, and then a signature. They asked for a check or money order be sent for $119. It asked for the check or money order to be made payable to Annual Records Service. The section with my business name and address typed out was of good quality, but the whole rest of the page was lower quality and looked like it was printed from a bad scan or low resolution pdf. The difference in quality of the font was the first thing I noticed.

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- Chicago, IL, USA • Apr 06, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th st nw #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location IL 60622, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Got a letter in the mail for my LLC with the following content. Form 5510; Subject: "Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting". Claiming to be from "Annual Records Service". It asked to complete the form below and return make check or money order payable to: Annual Records Service. On the Part II of the form, there is a misspelling "Sumbitter Signature". It threatened penalties as follows "Penalties for non compliance: 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 years of imprisonment."

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- Valdosta, GA, USA • Apr 06, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th St NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location GA 31601, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

The scammer mailed form 5510 Annual Records Service. Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. It says complete the form below and return make check or money order payable to Annual Records Service. In the top right corner it’s a barcode then a box that says Notice ID: Respond by: and Filing fee $119. In the top left of the form it has form 5510 in bold (Rev. January 2024) and at the bottom right of the form it has form 4022 (Rev. January 2024)

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- Lebanon, CT, USA • Apr 04, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15TH ST NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location CT 06249, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Received a form for Beneficial Ownership for my business from Annual Records Service. The form looked official, but I looked closely at the top right and noticed jumbled and missing letters in the notice ID. The paper also looked faded throughout the rest of the document.

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- Midland, MI, USA • Apr 04, 2025

Scammer's address 1030 15th ST NW#366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location MI 48640, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

Uses a Form 5510, misspelled submitter signature as "Sumbitter Signature" Threatens "civil penalties of $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 imprisonment" for noncompliance

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- Washington, DC, USA • Apr 03, 2025

Scammer's phone (000) 000-0000
Scammer's address Washington, DC 20005, USA
Country United States
Victim Location DC 20005, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

I received a form "Manadatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" from the Annual Records Service requesting that I fill out the information about myself, my business, and up to (4) the beneficial owners, including a check for a $119.00 fee.

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- Johnstown, PA, USA • Apr 03, 2025

Scammer's phone (000) 000-0000
Scammer's website none provided
Scammer's address 1030 15th street NW #366, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Scammer's email [email protected]
Country United States
Victim Location PA 15901, USA
Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill

received a form 5510 with a return envelope from Annual Records Service that looked like an official document. Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting. Filing fee of $119 or there would be penalties of $500 for each day and a fine up to $10,000.

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