is a scam. I got a letter much earlier than my annual report date. https://ehome.uspis.gov/fcsexternal/default.aspx. The UPS store that houses their boxes dont seem to care either. It usually costs $ 20. really is. I wonder if they are even filing after people pay them?! These 24-hour Hotlines are staffed by trained social workers. I just accidentally discovered it as my wife gave me the mail today. Such Blood-suckers to do this during a pandemic! Thanks much for this post! i hate this stuff!! Thankful for the internet. Once you file paperwork to form your business, then the scammers line up with fake letters and invoices. We needed to respond by 7/12/2019. If you send them the money then they just print and laminate the specific OSHA laws and mail them to you all nice and pretty. Glad I saw this from you guys . I received a letter from them today and was asked to pay $120, though I remember a filing fee $20 every 2 years. They were asking for $100 and that I was required to pay with in 60 days of this letter or I may not be able to do certain transactions for my business. Whenever an report indicates the need for protection, Child Protective Services will: Approximately 12 months of services are provided to children who remain safely in the home while the family receives services. CPS Filings skims your info from public records, they are not private. If you suspect someone is being abused, report the abuse now. When in doubt, call OSHA yourself at 1 (800) 321-6742 and hit 4 for FREE legal/business consultations and theyll transfer you to your region for legal assistance; or visit their website. The investigator determines if the child is being abused or is at risk for abuse. Within 72 hours of CPS filing a dependency petition, if the children are not removed from . Katya, Good instinct to not pay CPS anything. (As if they dont have enough to do with the election coming up!). Call: 1-800-478-4444. FindLaw has more information about suing adult protective services (APS) in the article linked here. 1971 E Beltine ave NE Ste 106 #1052 Grand Rapids, MI 49525. Professional crisis counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages. BE SAFE and wish all of you a blessed NEW YEAR with great health and prosperity in 2022! OMGI had my check written out for $185 and was about to seal the envelope when something told me to read the letter again. Fax: (405) 521-4373. The Emergency Response staff determines if an in-person response is indicated. I almost fell for it until I Googled OSHA regulations (which are FREE documents anyone can print out), then I Googled CPS Filing Services and got my answers from you guys! As a PLA? Im so glad you started this thread to confirm this is a scam. STAY ALERT EVRYONE . HI, I ALSO GOT a form from C.P.S., demanding $160.00 for filing my NJ LLC. CPS Filing services asked me for $120, $250 late fee may apply! In past years, Commercial Division customers have also received correspondence from portal or contact the Department of States Commercial Division for more information at Besides, why would you need help filing an annual report? Their form does say that they are not a government agency, so I suppose they may be technically operating within the law, but its definitely a slimy way to do business and scamish to say the least. Patrice, so glad to hear that you questioned the CPS bill, and did some checking first. Each paper looking official. It truly looked like a bill or annual filing requirement, very misleading and a bit threatening. I know this fee is $9 every two years. 2. I get a letter from C.P.S every year and the due date on their paperwork is always before the end of March, sneaky bastards. You can file a report with the U.S. What is Child Protective Services (CPS)? yes I was asked to pay 120.00 or 250.00 late fee would apply . You may also call the state hotline at (800) 932-0313. IS NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.. Phone: (405) 522-1487. Leslie, good for you in being smarter than the scammer CPS Filings. How did they even get my companys email address, phone # and address ? California law defines child abuse as any of the following: Community members have an important role in protecting Shirley, your research paid off, I wish that CPS would simply go out of business so that we can all focus on running our own businesses. CPS Filing Services LLPS Workplace Compliance Services ANS Inc. cps trenton nj, Thank you . The way they go about it its not okay. for my husband and II have never done this before and they are requiring that I mail $145.00 ASAP!! I too received this letter and felt it was not right, because of the timing, the amount due and the statement at the bottom saying This product or service has not been approved or endorsed by any govenmental agencey Child Protective Services Report Child Abuse If you suspect that a child's health or safety is jeopardized due to abuse or neglect by parents or other caretaker who has custody of the child, contact the child protective services complaint line in your county. It was demanding a payment of $145.00. 1026 Florin Rd., #312 in Sacramento, CA UPS store PO Box! Between 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and on holidays, call (914) 995-2099. Something told me to check on line or call the state too see if this was a real state issued letter. Capital View Office Park. I will be extra cautious and diligent going forward!! I still have the return envelope and intend to send it with a snarky letter and some glitter. They are scum!! I wish they would shut them down. And when they asked what state I was located in and would not tell me their service costs I knew something was out of line. Thats a shame what people will try to do. If you suspect child abuse, neglect or exploitation is occuring. I checked the address which led to a UPS store thereI just ripped it up and threw it away. Then I searched the address and its a UPS store that has PO Boxes but with a street address. So thankful for this post. Just received this today! Same here! So glad I question everything these days. Click the links below to learn more about key services available and contact our office at 916-872-6549 (toll free: 866-293-1940). I am in Hawaii. stood for so I googled the address and found that it was a UPS store and several search results that contained the word "scam" and found that its been going on for years. No, thanks! They clearly state in type face and font that they are an independent company and not in any way related to the agency indicated. Report Child Abuse or Neglect Call: 800.400.0902 to report Child abuse occurring in Butte County. We do ours on line with a password. Just got this letter from C.P.S. OK, so now Im 100% certain that this is yet another bogus company trying to collect a fee for something that I already do by myself and for a lot less. Nice to see people sharing information regarding a bogus company. Looks like they sent a copy of a prior statement of information I already filed with the SOS, and theyve asked me to sign it and send a check for $120. It solicited $120 payment and used verbiage such as "required to file" etc which narrowly skirted demanding payment. Tyler Brey For more information: If you have concerns that a child is being abused or neglected but is not in immediate danger, please call our 24/7 hotline at 303-636-1750 or the statewide hotline at 1-844-CO-4-KIDS . I just opened my letter from these dirt bags and knew something wasnt right. They didnt think it through too well. good thing one of my clients thought to ask me if she should pay it or not. . I cant even believe they are allowed to do this. They were super helpful and nice to me. IS NOT A GOVT AGENCY & DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, Mail the completed for with $145 in the enclosed envelope to: Got our C.P.S. Welcome to the wonderfully, unregulated world of data-mining, where most of what you file as a business or corporation is being scraped and then resold to sketchy companies like CPS Filings. The law was designed to provide early identification and protection of children who have been abused. I called the number on the letter and the recording actually makes it come off like a legitimate business, which obviously its anything but. pg. Lucky for me this New Yorker didnt fall for their scam right to the shredder the letter went. specified entity, notifications will be sent if any changes are made to the company. Their web site address is listed as www.cps-filings.com, so what did I browse at their site? One of the things that really thru me off was if it was a legit company for OSHA, they wouldnt have an email attached to Gmail.com. Be real careful of these scams. Just got one from them requesting $275.00 with a deadline of 9/27/2019. Reports are received by Child Protective Services (CPS) located in each community office and assessed to determine whether the report meets the legal definition of abuse or neglect and how dangerous the situation is. i got a letter from them too and have never seen one like this before!! For LLC registration, just go online directly to your state of organization of the entity and file it directly. Provides information on the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (Call or text 1.800.4.A.CHILD [1.800.422.4453]). If abuse is suspected, a report should be addition, the system will generate a message if an annual report is not filed on time; a CPS creates government forms which are designed to create a real sense of urgency to pay a renewal or other such administrative fee to a government agency. I hope they are prosecuted soon. At the bottom of the page it says this product or services has not been approved or endorsed by any governmental agency and this offer is not being made by an agency of the government. Thank you for the info!! I just wonder how they guys obtain my contact info and who disclose it to them. Upon further review, I see that even though this is made to look identical to the legitimate form, it is a total fake. I just received a very similar solicitation from BCS, same UPS address. What bothers me is I did think the letter is from a government agency but was not 100% sure and did a google search. Received a letter from CPS filing services which said that they had been hired by the State of Oklahoma to collect and process the annual LLC certificate filing fees. I just received a letter from CPS and like everyone else they requested $125.00 for a $25.00 annual fee. The address they gave is in Oklahoma City, the state capitol. I just received mailing fro CPS for my NJ LLC. Service for Secretary of State Statement of Information Filing Service. Secretary of State Received a letter in the mail for my LLC Annual Report. Access the headquarters listing for Workplace Compliance Services Contact Information 1026 Florin Road. scammers. Now you need to research on every mail you get not to get scammed. Aloha for the information. It sure does pay to pay attention. Most states allow you to file in advance up to a certain amount of days. Ill save their notice for my immediate reference but I aint paying them to do anything for me. For sure!! LOL!!!!! Please do the same to make these felons stop. Corporate Records Service, Louisiana Corporate Compliance Business Services and Will definitely be contacting CA Attorney Generals office. Kathy, way to go in keeping good records and not falling for the scam. Mandatory Poster Agency State-Name-Here Labor Law Poster Service (there are 50 of these businesses, and they apparently use mail-solicitation tactics similar to CPS to hawk overpriced labor law posters) State-Name-Here Council for Corporations (there are 6 of these) Hmm, I know that Salem is our State Capital and that my annual LLC report is due, but that isnt until September. I cant believe this company has been known about as a scammer for several years and theyre not shut down. Our Children's Protective Services (CPS) program is responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect. I just got a letter from them today, and I figured it was a scamthen I looked them up online, and my guess was right!! AND they are STILL at it with a NJ address but still the same CPS, same claim that I should file (again I just completed a payment using another one of these agencies in June). is to write a Yelp review about the UPS store that provides a mail box for these C.P.S. We all have enough to deal with now and this scam is immoral to say the least. PS thanks to all for communicating. to adulthood. You should report your suspicion to the local department in the jurisdiction where you believe the abuse or neglect took or is taking place. These services are available to children and their families when children are victims of, or at risk of, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or parental absence. I was about to pay but thanks to this platform that I searched it and save myself. So official looking. There is no assistance needed. The Oregon Child Abuse reporting Law, ORS 419B.005 to 419B.05D, was enacted in 1971 and has been updated several times. I too received a letter from C.P.S. At first when I googled the company acronym I was getting child protective services. They hear about this specific thing all the time. Postal Inspection Service, since the scam arrived by mail. Services for people with disabilities Services for vulnerable adults This article focuses mostly on claims against child protective services (CPS). They are charging $160 which is a gross overcharge. The C.P.S. Type of a scam Worthless Problem-solving Service Scam. Thanks for posting this so there is a place to confirm this mail is a fraud. They want you to send a check. https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-ups-store-honolulu-6. I got the same letter where they had our old Executive Director name and an old address. Says to complete the form and send $160. However, the letter look legit. When you call, Child Abuse Hotline staff member will ask you to explain the information and circumstances that caused your suspicion. Then I read the fine print that saysthis is not a Government Agency and they are providing a service, etc, etc. Ijust got this mailing today. At the bottom of the form, just below the signature line was a statement letting us know we could also file directly with the state of Oregon for a $100 fee. Linda, good eye to spot the scam from BCS. It is unsettling how many scams are out there now days. CPS and law enforcement agencies have a shared legal responsibility for taking child abuse reports and responding to them. agencies if a child is being abused. Marta, way to be on the alert for scams like this one. Phone: 518-473-7793. fraudulent letters being mailed to businesses indicating an annual report renewal The letter To utilize this service.please respond today! 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