Annual Minutes Requirement Scam
Tags: bad thing, business, scam March 7th. 2009, 8:30pmHere’s a little tip for Florida Business owners, but maybe restricted to S-Corp owners. If you get a document in the mail called: “Annual Minutes Requirement Statement Directors and Shareholders”, do not pay it, this is a scam. The Florida Department of State has now posted a warning about this on its front-page as well.
While this document might look very authentic, in the small print it states:
This product has not been approved or endorsed by any government agency and this offer is not being made by an agency of the government.
Needless to say, you should never send shareholder information to any non-government organization. And your actual annual meeting information should only be addressed to a government organization or posted at SunBiz.org.
The letter that I originally received had the following return address:
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
400 Capital Cir SE, Ste 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Edit:
Thanks to all of the people who have posted a comment, here’s a list of all the street address instances used by this scammer so far, there were more instances reported below in the comment section without addresses. Also, if you happen to have more information or an address that’s not listed, please post it below, it will most certainly help many people.
- California
P.O. Box 1265
Studio City, CA 91614-0265 - Florida
400 Capital Cir SE, Ste 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301 - Georgia (1)
931 Monroe Drive NE, STE A-102 #333
Atlanta, GA 30308-1795 - Georgia (2)
Annual Minutes Disclosure Services/Business Processing Division
5805 State Bridge Road
Duluth GA 30094
Phone 866-390-1176 - Georgia (3)
Annual Minutes Disclosure Services
5805 State Bridge Road Ste. G–380
Duluth, GA 30097 - Massachusetts
Compliance Services
71 Commercial St. #241
Boston, MA 02109 - New York
Annual Minutes Disclosure Services / Business Processing Division
911 Central Avenue #134
Albany, NY 12206 - North Carolina
324 S. Wilmington St.
Postal Mail Box 407
Raleigh, NC 27601
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March 20th, 2009 at 2:28 PM
I also received this scam and the S-Corp I work for is based in California. The return address on mine was:
COMPLIANCE SERVICES
P.O. Box 1265
Studio City, CA 91614-0265
March 28th, 2009 at 4:42 PM
I received this in Georgia also for an S-Corp. Address:
Compliance Services
931 Monroe Drive NE, STE A-102 #333
Atlanta, GA 30308-1795
April 6th, 2009 at 1:48 PM
I receive the same for GA.The same address mentioned.I checked the deadline & if were to send in the check,6th April was the deadline.So I decided to call before I mailed the check along with the form & I was told to ignore that by the representative for the Secretary state office of GA.
June 11th, 2009 at 2:52 PM
I received it here in GA with an address in Macon, GA. They sure branch out, huh?
June 19th, 2009 at 10:01 AM
I also received it in FL. Almost sent a check to them. The address was:
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahasse, FL 32301
June 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 AM
I also received in the mail florida,
400 Capital Cir SE Tallahasse. P.O.Box 18321
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 PM
I work for a C-corp in Ohio, and I received one from Florida – the same address as above. Not sure how they got ahold of me up in Ohio, but I smelled scam right away. This one is trickier than the one I received from Ohio, which actually had a disclaimer on it.
June 26th, 2009 at 1:27 PM
I’m a CPA, and one of our clients received this letter. It looks very genuine. I only found out that it was a scam by looking it up on the internet, and I found this posting.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:42 PM
I received one also. Address is the PO Box 18321 in Tallahassee. I’m so glad I looked it up before I decided to pay it! How can they get away with this type of nonsense??
July 1st, 2009 at 8:17 PM
It has also shown up in North Carolina.
324 S. Wilmington St.
Postal Mail Box 407
Raleigh, NC 27601
Don’t understand how a scam as wide spread as this one can’t be prosecuted by someone. Crazy.
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:00 PM
I too received this letter with the same address for Fl. Can these people be reported to someone. I wonder how many unfortunate soles sent money and info to this company? What exactly do they do with your info. They can go to sunbiz.org and get your info for Florida. Seems like this should be illegal.
July 6th, 2009 at 3:27 PM
I also received the document for a New York S-Corp. So glad I found this information online! Thanks to all…. The address for the NY scam is:
Annual Minutes Disclosure Services / Business Processing Division
911 Central Avenue #134
Albany, NY 12206
July 7th, 2009 at 8:19 AM
I recieved this as well for NC. Glad I checked it out.
July 7th, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Received one in Florida. I had my checkbook in hand. I looked it up to see what I was paying-glad I did!
July 7th, 2009 at 11:31 AM
I work for a C-corp in MN. I’ve received forms for MA, IN and now NC. The IN Secretary of State have information on their website concerning a complaint they filed.
July 21st, 2009 at 11:58 AM
I received the same letter in Raleigh, NC. I was worried I was late on the payment, tried to find the phone number to explain and could not, that’s when I googled the name of the company and address and found this site. Thank you for having such a site, otherwise my company may have been out $125.00!
July 29th, 2009 at 1:22 AM
THANK YOU for posting this! The letter I got was for North Carolina and looked VERY authentic! It was only because of this website that I found the “wording” that I needed to read to know it wasn’t real!
August 5th, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Thanks for the information. I avoided this scam when I found your blog entry.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:01 AM
I have also received this scam. The total is for $ 150.00 and the return address is
Annual Minutes Disclosure Services/Business Processing Division
5805 State Bridge Road
Duluth GA 30094
Phone # 866-390-1176
August 13th, 2009 at 11:41 AM
My company is a Florida S-corp, and we just received one of these notices today. Something seemed to be a bit amiss…so, I got online and found this forum – thanks.
By the way, is anything being done to shut these people down?
August 13th, 2009 at 10:35 PM
I recived one of these notices an im glad i found this out befor i payed it this sucks. Work in florida is bad enough an very hard to find but these people are really taking it to a hole new place. I hope they are found an locked away for as long as possible.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Thankyou for this blog!
I received the Florida version with the address listed as above.
I checked this against submission “requirement” at SunBiz.org and could find no substantiation. I had also noted the non-endorsement statement on the form so I googled and found this blog.
Does anyone know which law enforcement authority would investigate this, and whether it been reported yet?
I would suggest FBI, as it is clearly a multi-state problem.
August 16th, 2009 at 7:02 PM
I RECIVED THIS SAME THING WARNING IF YOU CAN NOT FIND A GOVERMRNT FORM ONLINE. OR THE RETURN ENVELOPE DOES NOT HAVE AN ADDRESS WINDOW DISREGUARD IT!!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:22 AM
we received it also from NC and i emailed our corp attny and he said it is a SCAMMMMMM do not send any info-WHEW-it did look real but the front of the green envelope said it was not a gov document so that is what made me stop and question!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:14 AM
I received one of these letters from Florida client, after looking at it I googled this site. Thanx for the info, will forward to all corporate clients.
August 26th, 2009 at 10:26 AM
NEW SCAM ADDRESS: I received the letter & form in March, 09. Didn’t pay it because I was suspicious of it- it was pinned up on my corkboard for MONTHS before I had a chance to investigate it today (Aug 26) I just filled out and wrote the check, glad I found this site before putting the payment in the mail! Here’s a new Massachusetts address: Compliance Services, 71 Commercial St. #241, Boston, MA 02109. Hope this helps someone out there! Lisa
August 26th, 2009 at 10:42 AM
follow up from Lisa F in MA: I called my Martha Coakley’s office (MA Attourney General) and the officials there confirmed that they are already aware of this scam, and confirmed the address in my previous post is a scam address.
September 1st, 2009 at 4:22 AM
NEW SCAM ADDRESS: I received the letter & form in March, 09. Didn't pay it because I was suspicious of it- it was pinned up on my corkboard for MONTHS before I had a chance to investigate it today (Aug 26) I just filled out and wrote the check, glad I found this site before putting the payment in the mail! Here's a new Massachusetts address: Compliance Services, 71 Commercial St. #241, Boston, MA 02109. Hope this helps someone out there! Lisa;. All the best!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Hmmmmm…i’m living in Georgia and i got same letter but the adress is different then all others that are posted on this website. mine is:
ANNUAL MINUTES DISCLOSURE SERVICES
5805 STATE BRIDGE ROAD STE G – 380
DULUTH, GA 30097
it looks same as others but the zip code is different and right next to the “5805 STATE BRIDGE ROAD”, there is”STE G – 380″.
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:13 AM
thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this blog. my partner almost sent in a check.
September 9th, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Thank you so much. Unbelieveable! How do these people sleep at night! Why not get a real job like the rest of us??? Unfortunately I suspect a huge amount of people have just gone ahead and paid this… I was suspicious and found this as the fist google hit. Great work everyone. I had same FL address. Would have to be a class action case here. I’m in…
October 1st, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Must be that time of year…..just got my annual scam letter. I find it hard to believe that the government does not stop this and file fraud charges. Unless you really read through the info, it’s hard to tell that it’s not, in fact, a government form. Like we don’t have enough to keep track of in the running of a business?
The return envelope had the Capital Cir SE, Tallahassee address.
It’s shameful.
October 14th, 2009 at 1:37 PM
I just received the “Annual Minutes Requirement Statement For Directors And Shareholders”..and I am sooo glad that I researched it before making the $125.00 payment to “Compliance Services”. My letter was also mailed to our business in Florida from the following address: Compliance Services 400 Capital Cir SE, Postal Mail Box 18321,Tallahassee,Fl 32301….I can’t believe this is going on- what a SCAM!!!- I’ll make sure to pass the word to my business owner friends.
February 26th, 2010 at 10:13 PM
I received the same mail with address on
400 Capital Cir. Se
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahasse, Fl 32301
They should be in Jail.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 PM
I received the same scam offer on 3/3/2010 with the same address:
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahasse, Fl 32301
Unbelievable, it’s been a year and they are still scamming businesses. I know for sure, eventually somebody will take care of them.
March 4th, 2010 at 11:57 AM
I just got one in mail yesterday and I also received one about this time last year. Because it requires a stamp to mail back to them, put their crap back in the envelope,put their address on the return and send it back!
March 8th, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Thanks, these guys almost got me. I’m glad my partner googled it.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:25 AM
I also received a request to complete the annual minutes requirement statement and a request for $125.00 to be submitted to Compliance Services, 400 Capital Cir SE, Postal Mail Box 18321, Tallahassee FL 32301.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:43 AM
I live in Florida and received the same. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. I ALMOST SENT THE MONEY.
March 9th, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Very clever scam. I was impressed–almost got me. Fortunately these words caught my eye: “THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY AN AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT.” What? Well, then I won’t send them any money. Ever.
March 9th, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Thanks so much folks, I just received one of these in CA for my S-Corp, seemed a bit fishy so I googled the address (Compliance Services, PO Box 1265, Studio City, CA 91614-0265) and came across this. Saves me from getting suckered out of 125$, woot!
March 10th, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Well, it sure pays to read the fine print, doesn’t it? (I received the one from the Studio City address. This goes on the scam hierarchy just under the Nigerian five-million-dollar scam. Jeez.
March 11th, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Excellent blog
I almost sent the check too… thanks guys for sharing the info..
Edwin ..
From Florida
March 11th, 2010 at 11:03 PM
I also received the same letter. It looked a little strange for me and decided to do some research online. Thanks for the advice. I wonder how much money this company “compliance services” is making with this scam. Shouldn’t the government investigate and return the $ to the “victims”? $ 125 might not sound a large amount of money for a company, but multiplied by thousands of people who might have paid… awful !
March 12th, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Yo recibi una carta simila en Florida y gracias a este blog no pague los 125 dollars.
I received the same scam offer on 3/12/2010 with the same address:
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahasse, Fl 32301
Unbelievable, it’s been a year and they are still scamming businesses. I know for sure, eventually somebody will take care of them.
March 18th, 2010 at 1:17 PM
We are on their list too.
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Received the letter and almost sent the money 3/18/10. Can’t these people be found through their own corporate documents or a bank account and be prosecuted?
March 18th, 2010 at 2:44 PM
I received this letter and luckily googled before sending a check. Amazing that they are able to do this.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:14 AM
I’m glad I checked out google prior to mailing this thing out. Thanks for the information on your blog. Actually, you deserve a BIG THANKS
March 19th, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Thanks to google and all your posts, I knew there was something not right with this letter. Thanks for your help! Your saving a lot of folks hard earned money!!!!
March 24th, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Thank you so much for posting this!!!
I was about to send a check off in the mail and I am glad I didnt, I feel for all the people that have been scammed by these people…
the address on mine was…
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Tallahassee, FL 32301
March 24th, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Thank you for keeping us in check with this stupid company. This is the second time I have received this and I wish they would just go away. Thank you!
March 25th, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Thank goodness my fiance is also my accountant! I showed this to him and he quickly explained that it was a scam. Can’t believe this outfit hasn’t been shut down. Amazing.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:52 AM
there is also another scam going around called statement of information. a bogus letter for a non government co, charging around $250. U are suppose to do this annually (online) and it only costs $25. in CA anyway, i dont know about other states.
March 30th, 2010 at 5:28 PM
i got this notice today from the Florida address. the only thing that made me suspicious was the amount they wanted me to pay. It seemed very high for what was being recorded. I looked their address up on google maps and found a mailboxes ect. then i knew it was a scam
March 31st, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Received one a few weeks ago in FL. Called FL Dept. of State and found out about the scam. Reported to FL fraud unit at 866 966 7226. Will also report to FL Dept of Consumer Affairs at 850 488 2221.
April 2nd, 2010 at 8:57 AM
I also received one yesterday with the Florida address: It seemed suspicious and I googled the company and address: thanks for the information:
April 4th, 2010 at 10:23 AM
i also received this letter. why doesn’t the state government do something about this company. this is fraud by any standard
April 7th, 2010 at 2:18 PM
This scam is STILL going around – I just received the letter as well, and agree the state of FL needs to do something about stopping such a scam! Beware!!
April 7th, 2010 at 5:11 PM
I received a letter as well and took to my attorney. She never saw this before which led me to google for this compnay. Thank You so much for posting this information.
April 8th, 2010 at 9:09 PM
I also received this letter in FL. Looked it up on the internet first and found you. thank you!
April 8th, 2010 at 11:13 PM
4/8/10 We are in California and received one too. The return address is to P O Box 1265 Studo City, CA 91614-0265. What do we do to stop this? We also received the one requesting the officers of the corp and 225.00
April 11th, 2010 at 2:11 PM
4/11/10 Thanks so much guys.
Just filled out the papers and the check and had a funny feeling about it. found this website and I am amazed about this scam. I hope something will be done about this. I like to know to which agency I could contact to report this.
scam adress: 400 capital cir se PO box 18321 Tallahasse
April 11th, 2010 at 2:12 PM
We are a Florida-based company. We filled in the form and then read the fine print. Thanks everyone for sharing the information, which we found through Google. We might have sent the check, since we’re doing taxes this time of year.
April 12th, 2010 at 9:17 AM
Thank you for this blog just saved us 125.00. We will do our part to pass the word
April 12th, 2010 at 8:33 PM
Thank goodness I recognized this for the hoax it is and thanks to this website for confirming my suspicions. My question is how is it this outfit is still operating? These comments go back to 2009. A scam is a scam and these people need to be shut down.
April 14th, 2010 at 6:22 PM
If they have a P.O. Box why can’t these people be charged with mail fraud?
April 15th, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Thank you for this information. So glad someone took the time to post this to save many of us the grief of dealing with this scam
April 15th, 2010 at 11:32 PM
The Attorney General in Florida already threatened litigation and settled a lawsuit. See the link below for details:
http://www.compliancebuilding.com/2009/03/06/corporate-compliance-fraud-in-georgia-florida-and-massachusetts/
Also, see how comments here stop Oct 2009 and start again Feb 2010…they are seasonal also. Probably following tax season when companies are used to writing multiple checks for different taxes (tangible, corporate renewal, etc).
April 15th, 2010 at 11:47 PM
It’s sad that they keep getting away with this, but it looks like they are actually selling a product. The letter states “preparation of documents to satisfy the annual minutes requirement for your corporation”. This may be how they are getting away with it!
April 15th, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Live in Florida and received the same as already mentioned. What gave it away for me was the first mailer line….looks like advertising. Love the Internet and this site. Thanks for the verification of my suspicion. I sent the envelope back with a note……big letters saying SCAMMER…YOU’VE BEEN REPORTED!!!!!!! It was worth the 44 cents.
April 21st, 2010 at 11:32 AM
The thing that gave it away for me was the 125 dollar charge. I won’t pay anybody anything to fill out a form for me.
April 22nd, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Thank you all for creating this website & warning me & many others – I rec’d this in my mail and the address to send the money to “compliance services-400 Capital Circle SE – Postal Mail Box 18321 – Tallahassee, FL 32301 – Has anything been done about this scam – have they checked out this Post Office Box???? These criminals need to be locked up! THANK YOU AGAIN SO VERY MUCH!!!!
April 27th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Got it today. Will share it with the postal service.
Return Address
compliance services
400 Capital Cr SE
P.O. Box 18321
April 28th, 2010 at 11:38 AM
We get these every year from 400 Capital Circle SE Tallahassee, FL. We also get one from California. I agree that the State of Florida should close these people down and every other state they exist in.
May 2nd, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Once I took a good look at the notice received and saw NO Florida seal or phone number listing, I suspected a SCAM instantly. This act of individuals getting money by invalid mailings need to be stopped.
May 4th, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Wow. What will they think of next!
Can’t anyone shut these scammers down????
May 4th, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Seemed funny as I had not received anthing like this in my 10 years ob being incorporated… this post confirmed my suspicions.
May 6th, 2010 at 5:43 PM
Thanks for the posting!!! I was going to pay this and then the light bulb went on and i did a little research and found these postings. Thank goodness!!!
Thanks to everyone!!!!
May 10th, 2010 at 2:26 PM
You should be ashamed of yourselves…..you should be put in jail……….don’t bother to reply as I have no interest in what you liars, scam artists have to say………….
May 10th, 2010 at 3:00 PM
@SCAM RECIPIENT: You might want to re-read the posts here.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:27 PM
I myself received this letter last November/2009. Unfortunately, I did pay the $125.00. It wont happen again. You should be behind bars for this.
May 11th, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Greetings to all…I live in Miami, Florida. I received the Compliance Service letter/form a week ago…thank goodness for google…when I saw this blog I was stunned…I went ahead and called Sunbiz and they immediately confirmed this is indeed a SCAM. Sunbiz went ahead and gave me the Attorney General’s Office number to file a complaint (1-866-966-7226) and the Attorney General’s office gave me the US Postal Inspector’s number to also file a complaint (1-877-876-2455). If you live in Florida and receive this letter/forms…please call and make your voice be heard. It’s all a scam. I myself can’t believe letters like these are going out and are actually being paid by business owners who want to keep their records in check. But I hope this entry helps…and make the calls that will hopefully soon stop these letters from reaching our homes. Kind regards…Onix M. Padron (Florida Business Owner)
May 11th, 2010 at 5:35 PM
I received it last week, I am glad I “Googled” it so I know it is a scam. Sorry to hear that some people paid. I agree they should be behind bars. I encourage all of you to use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc. to buzz it around)
May 12th, 2010 at 2:16 PM
I RECEIVED ONE ON 5/12/2010
IN FORT LAUDERDALE FLORIDA.
I AM GLAD THAT I GOOGLED IT BEFORE.WHAT A SCAM.
THANKS
May 12th, 2010 at 9:29 PM
I received the same letter, from the start I thought something was not right,I noticed there was no Phone number.
Ont the letter I got there is no Disclousure as the Compliance Services states in this link. Read it!! It is a link to the Better Business Bureau in Los Angeles California. http://www.la.bbb.org/Business-Report/Compliance-Services-100049181
” Company Rating F
Our opinion of what this rating means:
We strongly question the company’s reliability for reasons such as that they have failed to respond to complaints, their advertising is grossly misleading, they are not in compliance with the law’s licensing or registration requirements, their complaints contain especially serious allegations, or the company’s industry is known for its fraudulent business practices. ” I think the authorities should take a hard look into this type of business.
May 13th, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Was led to look this company up online. Glad I found this posting. Thanks
May 16th, 2010 at 9:27 PM
I also received one yesterday with the Florida address: It seemed suspicious and I googled the company: thanks for the information: Thanks for the posting!!! A light bulb went on and i did a little research and found these postings. Thank goodness!!!
Thanks to everyone!!!!
May 18th, 2010 at 10:58 AM
got one from …
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, Fl. 32301
I wrote them a nice letter – it had 3 words – the middle word starts with F and basically says to have intercourse with themselves! LOL
The stamp was worth it
!
May 18th, 2010 at 7:33 PM
Wow, this is unbelievable! I tried going to what I would assume would be their website, http://www.corpsrvc.com. This is the only thing it says:
“Corporate Services
Corporate laws require you to have annual meetings and maintain minutes of those meetings.
We are an independent service company, not connected with any government agency, which prepares documents to satisfy the statutory requirements of holding annual meetings and preparing minutes of those meetings. These documents will meet the requirements of your state’s statutes for annual meetings to avoid the necessity of holding actual meetings of the necessary parties. They satisfy the requirement of having actual meetings and minutes of those meetings.
The documents prepared by our firm have been reviewed by attorneys with over 50 years of experience dealing with corporate matters and will satisfy your state’s statutory requirements for annual meetings. We apologize that we are not equipped to handle telephone inquiries.
If you have any questions, please E-mail us at corpcompliance@corpsrvc.com and we will reply promptly.”
If only they would write the word “meetings” one more time.
I’m glad I found this post or otherwise I would’ve paid also.
Bastards!
May 19th, 2010 at 9:56 PM
AS IF WE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS IN OUR COUNTRY THIS BASTERS CAN GET AWAY WITH TRING TO F*k HARD WORKING AMERICANS OUT OF THER MONEY. I CAREFULLY READ IT AND PICKET UP ON ITS WORDING THAT WAS CAREFUL CRAFTED TO LOOK LIKE A WELL MADE SCAM.I FEEL SORRY FOR THOUSE OF US WHO DID PAY THAT BASTERD. I QUESTION WHERE ARE THE LAW MAKES ON THIS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND PUT A FACE ON THIS SCAMING BASTERD.MY FELLOW AMERICANS STAND STRONG AND STEDY FOR THERE MIGHT BE MORE OF THIS CRAP ON THE WAY WITH THE WAY OUR ECONOMY IS NOW.ALL WE CAN DO IS STAND TOGETHER AS A NATION AND STAY WELL INFORMED.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THIS WEB SITE AND THOUSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SHARED YOUR EXPERINCE.THANK YOU LAZ IN FLORIDA
THE JERK
COMPLIANCE SERVICES (SAME ADDRESS MENTIOND BY SEAN)
May 20th, 2010 at 3:13 PM
I recieved the same letter yesterday. This letter just didn’t look right. So today I did a google search for:
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
I came up with nothing for this company. Instead, I found this website and I am glad that I did. I too thought that there was something fishy about this form. I am glad that I looked into this. Scammers just don’t know when to stop!
Sean – I like what you wrote. Thumbs up!
Thanks to this website informing us all about this scam letter!
May 20th, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Thanks for the posting!!! I received the same mail with address on
400 Capital Cir. Se
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahasse, Fl 32301
Thanks for your help!
May 21st, 2010 at 12:46 PM
This is unbelievable. They don’t sleep. Always coming up with something to rubber the innocent and hard work people. This people think they are so! But as the as reading the letter, I found 2 thinks that does not seems right: my corporation Id number and the date i file here in Florida. I was going to call my accounting on this when I decide to Google it. and as I suspected.. bum… another scam. I bet a lot of people fall for this. Thank you all for posting the warning.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Yes, just got one in the mail today, and I’m a S Corp in FL.
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, Fl. 32301
It has a **Auto** with the 5 digit zip code above my address, that is how advertisement mail shows in the address too line with other mail!! I knew something was up. Bastards…
Thanks for all your post….
got one from …
May 25th, 2010 at 12:48 PM
I found this article about Compliance Services. I have had a S corporation here in Florida since December 1969. This is the first attempted scam I have encountered, but I had to check it anyway. WHAT A RIPOFF.
May 26th, 2010 at 8:17 PM
RECIEVED THIS LETTER IN CAPE CORAL FL,THANK YOU FOR POSTING
THIS SITE.SAVED ME SOME TIME.I WILL BE CALLING THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL IN FLORIDA TO FILL A COMPLAINT.I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
TO DO THE SAME. 1-866-966-7226
May 26th, 2010 at 8:19 PM
I received this letter today (Tampa)–same address as above. I was wondering why I would need to send Compliance Services a check since I had already filed corporate info on Sunbiz. Glad I found this! Thanks so much for this website!
May 26th, 2010 at 10:17 PM
I also received the letter with the following return address:
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
May 27th, 2010 at 7:16 AM
The return envelope wasn’t postage paid. Too Bad. I wanted to send it all back at their expense. PT Barnum said it best. These folks probably get quite a few checks and the wording is such that it is legal. Crafty…
May 27th, 2010 at 10:26 AM
IM SO GLAD TO SEE THIS FORUM. I almost paid my accountatn for a meeting on teh subject. yes the address to me in Clearwater is from the same as above-
400 capital cir. se
Postal mail box 18321 tallahassee fl 32301
i just called attourney general too in fl
May 28th, 2010 at 4:53 PM
Mine has a US Postage Permit on the envelope it was sent from, can’t they search these people thru the postal services with the postage permit information.
May 29th, 2010 at 12:55 PM
I too received one from the above Florida address. What a scam. I decided to research it after looking at the address more closely and especially when it asked for $125 to be mailed. This was the first time I had such a request, which was in itself suspicious.
May 29th, 2010 at 12:55 PM
By the way, thanks for setting up this Blog. It sure is helpful to have people letting others know.
May 29th, 2010 at 6:02 PM
My business also got this letter. Except it’s a C-corp, not an S like most of you. When it comes down to it, it doesn’t matter who they send it to. I wouldn’t be surprised if major corporations fell for this ploy.
June 4th, 2010 at 9:00 AM
I just got the same letter. I’m glad I searched it first. Thanks
June 6th, 2010 at 12:17 PM
I knew something wasn’t right and I’m glad i researched it and found this. I mailed the envelope back to them with a nice note to along with a worthless already scratched off lottery ticket.
June 6th, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Have never seen one of these in over 10 years of being in business… After reading fine print I saw it for what it was and was infuriated.
I doubt any large corporation will fall for it as they have accountants who know what and when should be filed – It is the small business owners they are targeting and that is what makes them an even lower form of bottom feeders.
So I promptly filled it out with very choice profanities of what they and their ancestors can do to themselves along with a few pieces of used chewing gum and mailed it back to them…
June 8th, 2010 at 10:56 AM
This is my first year with my S Corp. in Fla. so I’m still learning what to file & when. I looked up Compliance Svc address online to ask them how to determine the # of shares I have (can’t remember). Didn’t find them but the address brought up this blog. Thanks Eddy, or whoever is respoonsible for this blog.
June 9th, 2010 at 12:14 AM
June 8th Sarasota FL. Got the same letter from the Florida address.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:02 AM
I RECEIVED ONE YESTERDAY, PO BOX 18321 TALLAHASSEE, FL. THE GIVE-AWAY POSTAL PERMIT:VAN NUYS,CA AND THE STATEMENT “OUR USE OUR SERVICES”. SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSNESS OWNERS IN MY AREA ARE REPORTING THIS TO FOX 13, ERIC LOVES TO DIG UP THE DIRT AND TURN IT OVER TO THE STATE.
June 10th, 2010 at 8:34 AM
I got one today and found it odd that I had never had to do this in the past. I googled it and found this.
Thanks for posting it.
June 10th, 2010 at 9:33 AM
I got the letter on June 4 and never had the chance to read it properly so it set on my desk. I found it to be strange that it was about Florida Business Corporation Act etc but it was not made by a Government Agency?? That’s why I googled it and found you guys. Thank you so much for posting this and I hope we can stop others from being scammed.
June 10th, 2010 at 12:09 PM
I received this last week and we had just completed the forms and actually made out the check. My husband prepared all the documents and even prepared a new set of annual minutes. As I said I was just about to stamp the envelope and my husband said to wait. We didn’t remember ever receiving this before, so he went online (he had forgot to check previously) to check the validity of this. He Googled “Compliance Services” and got hundreds of hits on this being a scam! I just about lost $125 bucks and ended up being another notch in someones belt. Thanks for posting this great advice.
June 10th, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Today 06/10/2010 I received the Annual Minutes Letter from the company in Tallahassee.
The address is:
400 Capital Cir Se
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
I talked to my accountant and he mention about be a bogus. I also decided to Google by the address and I found your blog that was really helpful. Thanks Marina
June 11th, 2010 at 1:36 PM
I just knew it had to be a scam – in all my years in business, have never heard of such a thing. I googled for the heck of it and found this signt – thank you! You would think that the FBI would put a STOP to this immediately. Reminds me of all those yellow page ad bills. SCAM
June 11th, 2010 at 8:40 PM
How in the heck can the State of Florida not put a stop to an obvious scam but will go after a speeding ticket tooth and toenail. Thanks Gov. Chris……….for nothing.
June 13th, 2010 at 8:37 PM
I also received the letter with the following return address:
Compliance Services
400 Capital Cir SE
Postal Mail Box 18321
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Thought is might be a scam,since I had not received one for my other corporation, so googled the name and address and your website showed up. Thank you for saving $125.
June 14th, 2010 at 9:12 AM
My wife nearly paid this this morning. It just didn’t feel right. I kept looking at the statement on the envelope that said in bold print THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT. I had this gut feeling that it had to be a scam. Thank you for your post. I hope it helps more unsuspecting business owners. The sad part is there are probably many that didn’t question it. Any way we can keep some of the money that we make is a blessing. Thanks again.
June 14th, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Thanks to whomever? Just noticed I had only two days left so I went to call with no phone number on this form I decided to find out through the inter-net that Al Gore made for me.
Oh well thank goodness for looking this one up. So the tip of my hat to whomever needs that Bravo-Zulu.
June 16th, 2010 at 7:29 PM
My husband sent the payment for his corporation, however, when I got the letter for my S corp, I read all the fine letters and called Tallahassee; that is when they told me it was a scam and not to send the payment. Is there any way to catch them and recover the money my husband paid?
June 21st, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Thanks to this blog and the Fl. phone # @ Consumer Affairs that was posted earlier I too found this to be a scam! I thought it was strange after 8 yrs. in the business I get this letter asking about the annual minutes and asking for $125. I had already filed @ sunbiz. The lady @ FL. Consumer Affairs said to the seal the letter and write Att: MAIL FRAUD and put in the mail box. Maybe they will catch them this way!! The phone # to call is: 850-488-2221. I had my check book in hand also!! Sorry Tito.. I am afraid your husband is out whatever money he sent.
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:08 PM
I almost sent the payment but I got curious when in sunbiz there was no form for minutes requirements and the adress
400 Capital Cir SE was not registered as a valid adress for Tallahassee, Fl 32301.
July 22nd, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Thank you for the post. I had never had to do this before so I tried to call, and of course no number. Then I went on Sunbiz’s website, and didn’t see anything about Compliance Services. So then I did what everyone does and googled it. Then I came across this page. Thanks to all who posted info. I am going to send this letter back, not with a check, but with a big “F You”.
Thanks,