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Fake Business Compliance Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (332)

- Albuquerque, NM, USA • Jan 03, 2025

Sent a blank Form 5102 and requested a $119 filing fee

- Westport, CT, USA • Jan 02, 2025

Formed a new LLC recently. This scam mailer has an official looking form (“Form 5102”…the formatting is quite good) that cites that all new US businesses must report the beneficial owner or else face penalties (which is true). The form has a $119 filing fee, check payable to the Annual Records Service, located in Washington, DC. My lawyer already filed this information, so the scammer is just using the publicly available name and mailing address of my LLC to attempt to get me to pay a filing fee again. DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SCAM. Just throw it in the trash or recycling bin along with your other junk mail.

- Cambridge, MA, USA • Jan 02, 2025

After starting my LLC, I starting receiving multiple scam invoices. And this is one of them. They say if I don't pay, there's punishment and even imprisonment up to 2 years.

- Nixon, TX, USA • Jan 01, 2025

Form 5102

Looks official-lists penalties for noncompliance

- Vienna, VA, USA • Dec 31, 2024

I received an email with the subject "***** ***** *** Compliance Alert: FinCEN BOI Report Coming Due". I didnt realize it was a scam until after submitting my name, business name, SSN, address, and a copy of my passport picture.

- Alexandria, VA, USA • Dec 30, 2024

Sent a form that looked liked IRS Form 5102 to report Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting and requested $119.

- Baltimore, MD, USA • Dec 30, 2024

Received a letter in the mail requesting payment with language indicating failure to comply would result in a $40,000 fine from the labor department. Scammer appeared to attempt to make the letter look like it was sent from a government entity with the header "Business Posting Department".

- Little Elm, TX, USA • Dec 29, 2024

Mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form 5102

Says to pay $119 or will have a penalty of $500/day up to $10,000 plus 2 years of imprisonment

- Sun Valley, NV, USA • Dec 23, 2024

Form 5102 REV December 2023 was received in the mail with a request to pay for beneficial ownership reporting or risk the dissolving of 501 c non profit. it is an official looking government form that gave me pause over its legitimacy

- Antwerp, OH, USA • Dec 22, 2024

received a form be filed with payment of $119 be filed to avoid fine $500 daily up to $10,000 or 2 years of imprisonment. form 5102 to to be mailed to Annual Records Service

- Cypress, TX, USA • Dec 21, 2024

Form 5102 is requested to be filled out with $119 filing fee enclosed. To be mailed to 1030 15th ST NW #366

Washington DC

- Austin, TX, USA • Dec 21, 2024

The company in question sent "Form 5102 - Mandatory Beneficial Ownership Reporting" which states the form should be completed and returned. It also states, "Make check or money order payable to: Annual Records Service." The notice says, "Respond by 12/26/2024" and lists a filing fee of $119.00. Then the form has a paragraph under a title of "PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE" that says you can face "a civil penalties (bad grammar) of up to $00 for each day that the violation continues or has not been remedied......"

- Wasilla, AK, USA • Dec 21, 2024

Letter received in the mail that contained an addressed return envelope and a Form5102. The form states the filing fee is $119 and payable by check or money order.

- Sun City, AZ, USA • Dec 21, 2024

Received form 5102 in the mail, stating to complete the form and return by 12/19/24 with $119.00 in check or money order payable to Annual Records Service. Penalties for non-compliance include up to $500 each day not paid and fined up to $10,000 or face up to 2 years in prison. Pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act, enacted by Congress. It was addressed to my business name and address. Annual Record Service 174722 Form 5102 at the top, and Annual Record Service *GBL-473489-3* Form 4022 at the bottom.

- Helena, MT, USA • Dec 20, 2024

They got my business name and address from the State of Montana Secretary of State after I filed for an LLC business. They are requesting I fill out a form 5102 that is requiring all business contact information including EIN, (which in my case would be my SSN), officer names and contact information, names and contact information of all Beneficial owners in addition to the $119 filing fee. And state the penalties for not filing by the filing deadline of 12/19/2024 which had already passed by the time I received the document. Also states that I could face civil penalties up to $500 per day in violation of filing date as well as additional fines up to $10,000 and face up to 2 years imprisonment if the fee is not paid on time. Also states this is pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act enacted by Congress that businesses are required to report their information and pay the filing fees. It indicates they received my LLC company name from my state (Montana) Secretary of State.

- Niangua, MO, USA • Dec 20, 2024

Received a form in the mail (Form 5102) stating I need to file a an annual BOI and threatened my business with fines.

Charging a fee of $119.00 and asking for Business name, address and owner ID.

I filed a BOIR with the state of Missouri earlier this month.

- Canton, GA, USA • Dec 20, 2024

mandatory beneficial ownership reporting form 5102

- Flintstone, GA, USA • Dec 20, 2024

We received a “form 5102“ in the mail. The form was ostensibly produced by the “Annual Records Service,” The form looks very similar to an official IRS form and listed our newly incorporated business as a “reporting entity.“ We were intrigued. They wanted a $199 along with the names and addresses of the “beneficial owners.” Fortunately for us, we didn’t bite.

- Douglasville, GA, USA • Dec 20, 2024

A official looking document was sent to me telling me I needed to pay $119 to the Annual records Service along with filling out a form with all my information and my business location etc, including my EIN number in order to be in compliance with the corporate transparency act.

- Rock Springs, WY, USA • Dec 20, 2024

Recieved form in mail from Annual Records Service stating i need to fill out Form 5102 with a filing fee of $119.00 or be charges $500 per day if not paid by a certain date- 12-19-2024.

I recieved this letter on 12-18-2024

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