Suspicious passport renewal site apply.ivs.us asked for personal data and high fees
I wanted to renew my passport. They asked me if I wanted to upload a scanned copy of my passport to save time which I did. Then I gave them all the relevant information you would when renewing your passport including my social security number, birthdate info, etc. They said the renewal would cost $199 and then when submitted they would charge another $130 bringing the total to $329. I then entered my credit card information and was about to hit enter but stopped and then deleted my card info. I thought this sounded suspicious. I navigated to the official website and closed down the apply.ivs.us site. I'm worried that even though I didn't submit anything they may have stolen my info.
Passport renewal service took my money but didn't submit my application
The web site (IVS.us at apply.ivs.us/passport) offered to handle my passport renewal. The web site collected information (some of which seemed irrelevant to the application). It then collected a fee of $287.95 for the service plus the fee to be paid to the State Department for renewing the passport. I get occasional email updates from [email protected], but no progress on submitting the application. The emails come from Jamie Lee with a picture of a man. Could be AI.
Useful
Reply
IVS.us Contacts
If you know any contact information for IVS.us, help other victims by adding it!
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to report a scam involving someone impersonating AT&T customer support. The scammer used the phone number 833-626-5682...2 h ago
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to report a scam involving someone impersonating Norton support. I found a phone number (866-381-5179) online while...3 h ago
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to report a scam involving individuals falsely claiming to represent Avast customer support. The scammers used the...3 h ago
I would like to report a scam involving individuals falsely claiming to provide Trust Wallet support. I searched online for help regarding "How to...4 h ago
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to report a scam involving individuals falsely claiming to provide Trust Wallet customer support. I found a webpage...5 h ago
She tells you that you put $300 down payment and he'll deliver it with no extra mileage fee and all this crap and it's not true. He got me...15 h ago
Scammer advertised cheap cloud couches on tiktok. Made purchase and almost a month later no product. When i checked my transactions on my credit card...Jun 28, 2026
Hello, I'm sending this message because I was a victim of scam through X platform. I got a message from a person letting me know that she report...Jun 28, 2026
Scammer sent a message via the Auto Trader app and asked me to send a text to cell number 404-790-4848. After I sent a text and we discussed the...2 Reports
Stated they were Michael Diaz and had documents for a pending legal matter that needed to be delivered and to call them back. Wanted me to wait...4 Reports
Contacted scammer and said we did not want this coverage (not aware this was a scam). Told us we would be paying $5,000/00 per year for car needs if...1 Reports
This is just Silverman calling to notify you that your case has reached a final disposition of income withholding. I am showing that this is our...5 Reports
Suspicious passport renewal site apply.ivs.us asked for personal data and high fees
Passport renewal service took my money but didn't submit my application