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United States Business Regulations Department Letter Scam Reports & Reviews (42)

- Closter, NJ, USA
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Received a mailer that I need to file this by December.

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- Clermont, FL, USA
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Fake form 4022 with no website and phone number provided.

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- Youngsville, LA, USA
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Received letter from “United States Business Regulations Dept” stating “Pursuant to the United States Corporate Transparency Act, Enacted by Congress US Businesses are required to report their beneficial ownership information.” They want a filing fee of $117 and if not sent by 03/07/2024, then they said I could face a civil penalty of up to $500 for each day that the violation continues. There is a pre addressed envelope - United States Business Regulation

1032 15th St NW #364

Washington DC. 20005-1502

Please look into this as this is an impersonation of the federal govt and is a scam.

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- Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Contact was made by us mail services. Envelope contained form 4022, indicating Mandatory beneficial ownership reporting with a respond date of 2/13/2024 and a filing fee that needs to be paid by check or money order.

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- Lenzburg, IL, USA
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I received a letter and return envelope. The letter said I only had a week to pay $117 and fill out the form for beneficial owners. It was form 4022 and looked very official, but the time frame was to short for me to believe. So I researched it first.

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- Baltimore, MD, USA
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the letter said I needed to comply by report my business and said I was to pay $117 by 2/12/24 with penalty of $500 a day and imprisonment of 2 years fined up to $10000.00 they wanted my EIN

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- Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Received a letter saying that "pursuant to the US Corporate Transparency Act" that I need to report ownership information of my company and pay a fee of $117. It asks for names and addresses. It doesn't contain any email or website information and the phone number is linked to other scams.

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- La Plata, MD, USA
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Received official looking letter and a fake federal form 4022. referenced the new law regarding registration and the relevant fines for non-compliance. they did have my full business name and address. Call themselves the United States Business Regulations Department - fake federal entity.

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- Eau Claire, WI, USA
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The scammer stated that it was mandatory to verify ownership of my entity by 12/20/23 or we may receive civil fines of $500 a day, $10,000 in criminal fines, and/or imprisonment for up to two years if we didn't comply.

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- Santa Fe, NM, USA
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Subject of letter: Important Compliance Notice - Mandatory Ownership Information - Filing Requirement

Penalties for Non-Compliance: "...subject to civil fines up to $500 per day, criminal fines of up to $10,000, and/or imprisonment for up to two years."

Go to: www.brd-filing.us or scan QR Code.

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- Parsippany, NJ, USA
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A letter stating my business has a reporting obligation under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). They threatened us with penalties for non-compliance up to $10,000. They gave the steps to file online. But this URL doesn't work.

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- Vancouver, WA, USA
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Claimed this was a mandatory reporting of business information. If not filed on time, there was a penalty and jail time.

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- Bordentown, NJ, USA
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Sent a letter stating I have federal filing requirements for my reporting obligation under a new federal legislature aimed at preventing financial crimes. I had to go to the website, "www.brdportal.us/portal or scan QR code". When typing in website it came up as page not found then after trying again and again, google mentioned a possible scam so i looked into it through the internet and the ScamPulse.com stated word for word what was on my paper stating it was not real. so, I'm just reporting the same document they mentioned is out there. I'm also supposed to file by 12/8/2023 or can get a $500 a day fine up to $10,000 if I don't complete their form.

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- Reading, PA, USA
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Received letter in the mail claiming to be US Business Regulations Dept. stating I’m required to file my business under new federal legislature to prevent money laundering & terrorism. Also, that I must file or face civil fines of $500 a day & 2 years imprisonment. There was a QR code with a link to the portal, but when I scanned it, the website has been taken down. I tried to search the brd portal manually, and that’s when I saw the bbb page on this possibly being a scam letter.

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- Waterford, CT, USA
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I got an official looking letter saying I had to file a Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) form. It said there is a $500 a day fine, $1000 fine and possible imprisonment. I went to the website and you had to buy a membership to continue. Then I looked it up and saw it was a scam. I don't know what the membership cost, I didn't get that far.

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- Charlotte, NC, USA
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Subject: Important Compliance Notice - Mandatory Ownership Information Reporting - Filing Requirement

Dear My Company Name,

This letter is to inform you of a federal filing requirement. Your business has a reporting obligation under new federal legislature aimed at preventing financial crimes. You must provide updated ownership for the above listed entity. This information will help curb financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorism financing by augmenting transparency in corporate structures.

This reporting is mandatory for the majority of businesses in the United States. Your receiving of this letter nor your obligation to file is an indicator you have or are suspect of having committed any crimes. This is a proactive requirement aimed at helping create more transparency in ownership structures. This will prevent bad actors from hiding behind corporate shields.

This reporting takes approximately 5 minutes and your cooperation is appreciated.

Penalties for Non-Compliance

The penalties for noncompliance can be severe. Companies that fail to file the required report or that file false or misleading information, may be subject to civil fines of up to $500 per day, criminal fines of up to $10,000, and/or imprisonment for up to two years.

How to File

below:

At the Business Regulations Department (BRD) we have simplified the reporting process with a new online portal. Follow the steps

Go to www.brdportal.us/portal or scan the QR Code.

* Carefully read instructions and have required information ready.?You must complete the filing in one session. You cannot save progress.

* Filing must be completed by a corporate officer, board member, owner or paid preparer with the power to act on behalf of the entity.

* Make sure all information provided is accurate and up to date.

Sincerely,

Business Regulations Dept.

Filing Division 1-855-260-6959

[email protected]

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- Janesville, WI, USA
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I got a letter in the mail saying my company needed to fill out information on the website or i will be charged 500 a day. Well, when i put the website in it couldn't find it so that when i looked a little deeper.

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- Middle River, MD, USA
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letter in mail addressed to our small business name and stated that "your business has a reporting obligations under new federal legislature". The letter highlights scare tactics that this is mandatory and noncompliance can be severe starting with $500 penalty if not filed by deadline of 12/15/23. States that you must complete the filing in one sitting and progress cannot be saved.

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- Columbia, MD, USA
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I received a letter stating that I have to report my business under new federal law aimed at preventing financial crimes. I must provide updated ownership which will help curb financial crimes such as money laundering and terrorism financing by augmenting transparency in corporate structures. The reporting is mandatory I had to report my updated business information by December 20, 2023.

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- Fort Myers, FL, USA
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Sent a letter stating that there are new federal filing requirements for businesses and if the business fails to comply, there will be "civil fines of up to $500 per day, criminal fines of up to $10,000, and/or imprisonment for up to two years". There is a QR code on the letter which does not go to a website and the website listed to comply with reporting (www.brd-filing.us) is not a real website.

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