Stephen, So glad that you didnt fall for the CPS filing scam, good for you. For more information on business registration, visit the Oklahoma Secretary of State 's website. Hi Daniel, thank you so much for exposing this group as scammers. They are asking for the info in the Form and for check for $120 to be sent and made out to C.P.S. I got here and I wanted to let you know that they are still alive and active in NJ. 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. CPS Filings skims your info from public records, they are not private. Be aware. Thank you all for sharing! It appears to be real but when you read the top of the document it says SOLICITATION FOR SERVICES, THAT IS WHAT MADE ME DO A DOUBLE TAKE, as well as saying they are NOT a government agency. It even quotes the Hawaii Revised Statue and gives Steps 1 5, Step 5 indicating to mail a check for the annual report of $145 to CPS, with a located address in Hawaii. On August 26,2019 received a bill from CPS FILING SERVICES, requesting a payment of $275 FMCSA regulations requirements. So thankful for this post. I hope that we can spread the word about scams like CPS, and eventually drive them out of business. So, where is the Attorney General? This is in addition to any income taxes you may be liable for in NJ. 1026 Florin Road #312 Leslie, good for you in being smarter than the scammer CPS Filings. It states right in the letter CPS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. #Scandalous. You may choose whether or not to give your name when reporting. Business owners are encouraged to view their annual report renewals through the geauxBiz Sadly their are thousands of companies that will fall prey to this. 1026 Florin Rd., #312 in Sacramento, CA UPS store PO Box! The due date of September 18, 2020 was much earlier. Press Secretary 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. Sad, but I am glad that I found informaiton quickly regarding this one. How can this be stopped? processing fee. The company doesnt appear to be registered with any secretary of state in any state and its addresses are all PO boxes. We have been sent this letter two years consecutively however, we register our LLC with the Secretary of State for $25. Something told me to check on line or call the state too see if this was a real state issued letter. Contact Information 3000 W.. Our Carnelian Bay team offers many services to meet the special needs of North Tahoe children and youth who may be at risk, and their families. Child safety is the first concern of Child Protective Services. I live in Oklahoma. i got a letter from them too and have never seen one like this before!! addition, the system will generate a message if an annual report is not filed on time; a The envelope says THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT and the back of the letter on the bottom says THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY AN AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT. !PLEASE, DONT ANYBODY FALL FOR THIS!!!! 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. They are technically operating legally, but not morally. The fee they require is $100 but NYS site states $9. I knew something was fishy when the last time I received paperwork I was given the option to process my paperwork and pay the fee online at the California State site. IN NEW YORK STATE THE FILING FEE IS $9.00 EVERY 2 YEARS FOR AN LLC BIENNIAL STATEMENT. Find your local intake number to report abuse or neglect or use the map below. Many NJ businesses have been receiving a scam form in their regular mail. They were super helpful and nice to me. The NYS attorney general should investigate this company. It solicited $120 payment and used verbiage such as "required to file" etc which narrowly skirted demanding payment. Within 72 hours of CPS filing a dependency petition, if the children are not removed from . I never pay anything for my business that I do not know about in advance, so I check them all out. Email: cchesney@dconc.gov. Reporting Suspected Abuse or Neglect of a Child: A Guide for Professionals, successfully transition
Unbelievable, I got the same letter and the address goes back to Trenton, NJ so it truly looked official. Just received this today! in Salem. The person who took care of these things previously left the company, so I had no idea whether we dealt with this company or not. Report child abuse or neglect. Thank you for the info!! We also received a Biennial Statement for NYS LLC. 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. P.O. Thankfully something told me to look again!!!!! we receive one today asking for $160- its looked so officalbe careful. Call: 1-800-478-4444. Child Protective Services responsibilities include: Providing services to children and families in their own homes. im in hawaii, so were getting it over here as well. Paper forms utilizing a revised version of the "Indiana Request for a Child Protection Services (CPS) History Check" SF 52802, with a new revision number and accompanying instructions will be made available on this website. 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 received one 4 years ago requesting I mail to them, NOT the Secretary of States office, $120.00 to satisfy my due fees which are only $20.00 every 2 years. Thanks much for this post! I also received an official-looking mailing from CPS with an Indianapolis address. 2. good thing one of my clients thought to ask me if she should pay it or not. The return address shows CPS Filing Services 1026 Florin Road 312 , Sacramento. Says to complete the form and send $160. Parent's Guide to Foster Care: While Your Child Is in Our Care, Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC), Monthly Statistics About Children in DFPS Care, Necesidad de normalidad: Entrenamiento para padres de acogida temporal, Medical Consent Training for Non-DFPS Employees, Capacitacin sobre el consentimiento mdico, Gua para Padres Sobre el Cuidado Temporal, Gua para Padres Sobre las Investigaciones, Regional Children Statistics in DFPS Care, Find Your Birth Family or Biological Sibling, Providing services to help youth in foster care. Yes , and they are threatening with $ 250 late fee :). Its always so odd to me that there are people out there comfortable conning hard working individuals. so glad that I second guessed this and didnt pay it! Will definitely be contacting CA Attorney Generals office. Yes their return address is. I cant believe I got the same exact thing, I dont know what was telling me that this paper work didnt feel real??? I am in Hawaii. I want to find an attorney to file a class action law suit against these scum bags. Patrice, so glad to hear that you questioned the CPS bill, and did some checking first. I wonder if they are even filing after people pay them?! I will be extra cautious and diligent going forward!! C.P.S is a SCAM! Be careful. Cleaver little scam but I didnt fall for it. Villeneuve-sur-Lot (French pronunciation: [vilnv sy lt]; in the Languedocien dialect of Occitan language: Vilanuva d'lt [bilanw ult]) is a town and commune in the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne.The commune was formerly named Villeneuve-d'Agen.. Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located 22 km northeast of the commune of Agen and straddles the river Lot. I got a letter from them I receive an official notice from the State of NJ each year on April 1. Judy, or how about putting glitter in the empty envelope, LOL. OMGI had my check written out for $185 and was about to seal the envelope when something told me to read the letter again. Yeah, so CPS can morph their crooked name to BCS and keep repeating their rip-off, but you had sense to see through the scam. Dayna, Thats the same one I received it from. You can take a photo of the scam letter that shows the C.P.S. Thank you everyone for posting all of this that way I wouldnt get scammed since this is my first ever business! How old does my child need to be to stay home alone? Call the 24-hour Child Abuse Hotline (916) 875-5437 (875-KIDS) They must get away from postal fraud by putting The State of Colorado Periodic Report can be filed directly through the state for the statutory $10 fee. at the bottom of the form. I to receive a letter from a C.P.S from Trenton,NJ and this letter came on April 8,2020. giving me 10 days to reply by 4/17/2020 Then I read the fine print that saysthis is not a Government Agency and they are providing a service, etc, etc. When I called the # to ask why they hung up. Five Criteria CPS Needs to Register a Report: You do not need to be certain that child abuse or neglect has occurred before you call the Child Abuse Hotline. 1026 Florin Rd #312, Sacramento, CA 95831. Elizabeth, dont pay CPS anything, its a scam. Not due until 3/2022, and last time I only paid $20. If you look at the last few years, its consumers like us who have brought firms like this to action. Because I had an intuition that the envelope that I got from C.P.S. Nowadays, these types of scams happen very frequently, including property taxes and many others. You can file a report with the U.S. I pay my LLC fees and file my report annually to the Louisiana Secretary of State, so this made me suspicious. I too received a letter from C.P.S. At first when I googled the company acronym I was getting child protective services. I received my letter today. So glad I found this site. I also get a scam letter telling me that I need to send $250 to some company for my IP addresses for website and it is also bogus. and would like to make a confidential report, please call. If the agency is not known, contact the closest county. They want to charge you to do and process your paperwork. What CPS does is morally wrong and deceptive, however it must be just shy of a crime. BEWARE!! Type of a scam Fake Invoice/Supplier Bill, 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. Continue your vigilance, and all the best to your business in 2022. Virginia Mandated Reporters. Jennifer Postlewait. So, put it on your calendar to remind you in advance and have it repeat as many years as you are in the business or leave it as infinite until you officially close it down. I googled and this site came up immediately. or Fax: 907-269-3939. Secretary of State When a child cannot be returned to a safe home after services have been delivered, the child must be provided with a family-like living arrangement as soon as possible. Their web site address is listed as www.cps-filings.com, so what did I browse at their site? Your attorney will file your complaint in the federal district court that has jurisdiction over the county where the CPS agency is located. DCFS took him away four hours after she gave birth, according to Krueger. Mailing looked like a bona fide request for info from a govt agency, and even had a Sacramento address. Same here! 1026 Florin Road #312, Sacramento CA 95831 with a request for $120 payment. Report the abuse of a child. You get the form, sign it, and return it to NYS in the envelope they provide, along with a check for $9.00. CPS/ 1026 Florin Road #312 Sacramento Ca 95831. I was so close to sending this company the money for the filing for a LLC statement of information filing in california. Dont know what that stands for, but its the same scam. 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #190 Washington, DC 20015 I knew then it was a scam. I was about to pay but thanks to this platform that I searched it and save myself. In Indiana, the filing fee is $30.00. Minnesota's policy is to provide safe environments and protective services for vulnerable adults and children. Hard lesson learned!! After 5 p.m., reports can be made through the County Police dispatch at (703) 792-6500 (TTY: 711) , who will contact the Emergency Duty (ED) worker with Social . It show send payment to 614 S. 4th St.#615, Philadelphia, Pa 19147. I received a letter from C.P.S for a OSHA safety plan asking for 275 to file. Thanks. i hate this stuff!! Its usually $20 or I think now its even free when you do it online. Select your agency from the dropdown to view the contact information. They wanted $275! I just received a very similar solicitation from BCS, same UPS address. And I found your posting. 52 Washington Street. Im glad to see that my instincts were correct on this. Thank you for confirming this. is not a government agency which is true. Join the club, throw away the letter, carry on. on 5/18/2020 I have to say that its a very good letter and if your in business and want to stay on top of your companys bills you would just send the check. for my husband and II have never done this before and they are requiring that I mail $145.00 ASAP!! SMH. Outside California: (213) 639-4500. It showed that its not due yet. If you have never done it this way, try to go to your Secretary of State website and type in a search for your business name, and follow the instructions. Scam period. Suite E#109 my ass. I called OSHA and they directed me to my regions business care side. To report concerns about child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse, contact the county or reservation where the child lives during business hours. Horrible. Charging $120.00 for service. Aloha, glad that you double checked before paying an inflated fee. 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! scammers. These services are available to children and their families when children are victims of, or at risk of, abuse, neglect, exploitation, or parental absence. C.P.S. What bothers me is I did think the letter is from a government agency but was not 100% sure and did a google search. Thank you guys so much for posting this. Great to see more people finding this post helpful and avoided the scam! Corporate Records Service, Louisiana Corporate Compliance Business Services and After searching CPS on-line I found this web-site. Capital View Office Park. This struck me as ODD as I do it annually ONLINE! CPS Filing Services is not associated with any government office. They want me to pay $110 for a $10 fee I pay through my Secretary of State website. Same address that everyone is posting on here. Sacramento, CA 95831. I also googled the address and it is a UPS Store in Indianapolis. Shon, way to be vigilant about sketchy bills received in the mail. Any individual can call our hotline to report any suspected child abuse. Scam even found news articles forewarning people. I received a letter from them today and was asked to pay $120, though I remember a filing fee $20 every 2 years. FindLaw has more information about suing adult protective services (APS) in the article linked here. I received an offer from them to handle it for $125.00. 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