What CPS does is immoral, yet somehow legal, what a shame. Aloha, glad that you double checked before paying an inflated fee. CPS' job is to determine if there is child abuse or neglect as defined by law. Form asks for $295.00 Stating that Federal OSHA Laws requires all all employers to provide a place of employees free of hazards. C.P.S. 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #190, Washington DC 20015-2604. I got the same letter where they had our old Executive Director name and an old address. To report Child Sexual Abuse contact OCS using contact information above AND contact Law Enforcement: PDF Listing | Locator Map. Institutional child abuse and neglect is defined by North Dakota Century Code 50-25.1-02 (17) as, "situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect when the institution responsible for the child's welfare is a public or private school, a residential facility or setting either licensed, certified . However, you do need to have a reasonable suspicion. I received a 2021 Periodic Report Instruction Form from a company called B.C.S. Mission Statement Keeping Children Safe and Families Strong Statement of Purpose To protect children who have been or are at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or abandonment. Such Blood-suckers to do this during a pandemic! Then I read the fine print that saysthis is not a Government Agency and they are providing a service, etc, etc. Call 1-800-4ACHILD (1-800-422-4453). 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #190 Washington, DC 20015 I knew then it was a scam. Local Departments of Social Services. Leslie, good for you in being smarter than the scammer CPS Filings. I called the number on the letter and the recording actually makes it come off like a legitimate business, which obviously its anything but. And of course, something already mentioned in another comment: C.P.S. Report Child Abuse or Neglect Call: 800.400.0902 to report Child abuse occurring in Butte County. The family spent 467 days apart. Thank you for this post confirming the SCAM, the form looks so official. So deceiving since they do not mention at all that they are a 3rd party company! good thing one of my clients thought to ask me if she should pay it or not. No real valid website so I questioned it. To utilize this service.please respond today! I also received the official looking letter and form to renew my 2022 LLC Statement of Information, and mail in $120 to C.P.S. If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, or know of a family that may need additional support or access to resources, please contact DCFS immediately: Toll-free within California: (800) 540-4000. Why cant more be done to stop this stuff from happening? 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 . Do not be fooled you dont need them to file for you. specified entity, notifications will be sent if any changes are made to the company. sent me a very official-looking letter telling me it was time to pay my biennial NYS LLC filing fee. They want to charge you to do and process your paperwork. Thank you for this topic and thanks to those who wrote comments. Thanks. Well, they are still at it here in California. IF YOU FEEL THAT SOMEONE IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER PLEASE CALL 911 TO FILE REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT: Weld County Child Protection Hotline 1-844-CO-4-KIDS ( 1-844-264-5437) Weld County Adult Protection Hotline (970) 400-6700 Online requests $100 to file this for you, implying that you are supposed to be doing it through them, and masquerading as a government agency. 1-800-638-5163 or have your Video Relay System provider call 1-800-342-3720 If you believe that a child is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local police department. The Child Protective Services goal is to keep the child in his/her own home when it is safe, and when the child is at risk, to develop an alternate plan as quickly as possible. Jean, glad to help slow down the scam of CPS. Child Protective Services investigates, assesses and protects children when there is a suspicion of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. They wanted me to send them 100.00. But you can do this yourself for FREE! The letter looked "official" appearing to be a governmental document. Report Child Abuse. Unfortunately, your filing information is a matter of public record. Contact information for individual programs can be found under Key Services and Programs. BATON ROUGE, La.Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is alerting business owners of Note: Telehealth options may be available to North . Its just good old fashion junk. They are sending these in Colorado as well under the name B.C.S., generously offering to file your periodic report for $110, then telling you right on the form (in small print) you can do it yourself online for $10.00, 5614 Connecticut Ave. NW #190 I googled them up, turns out CPS stands for Children Protective Services only.How legal are they? I just received a notice from them stating I owed $125 by 9/20/19. I still have the return envelope and intend to send it with a snarky letter and some glitter. Glad I saw this from you guys . Im surprised they havent been shut down by now. C.P.C. CPS is part of the Children's Administration of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). I am so glad that I checked this all out before sending money. 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. to this rule shall be served on the Department by mail or facsimile transmission directed to the Department's local child protective services office. 202-838-0037 We do ours on line with a password. The return address shows CPS Filing Services 1026 Florin Road 312 , Sacramento. The best practice is to verify online first then make the calls if necessary before mailing anything back. Low and behold that option didnt appear on the letter from CPS. Read the fine print on the Form.. With the adult's consent, assist in locating services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health: i.e. I received an offer from them to handle it for $125.00. In past years, Commercial Division customers have also received correspondence from Haha. Call your state, this is a scam. The fee was paid to them by check. Nowadays, these types of scams happen very frequently, including property taxes and many others. Nights, weekends, and holidays dial the Child-at-Risk Hotline . Central Avenue #142, Albany NY 12205. Just got one today and reported to FTC regulations to stop these scammers. I just received a letter from CPS and like everyone else they requested $125.00 for a $25.00 annual fee. Rana, So glad to hear that you took the time to double check the fake invoice from C.P.S., and all the best to starting your new business. The C.P.S. should be immediately discarded. I checked the official website and the status of my LLC and it is too early to file statement of information for my company. I received a letter today (Sept 24th, 2020) asking me for $160 to file my annual report for my LLC. The way they go about it its not okay. in NYS as well. They are charging $160 which is a gross overcharge. Horrible. If you file directly on the states website, the fee is $75 a year, which is bad enough. Says to complete the form and send $160. I will pay the state my LLC fee in November. The company doesnt appear to be registered with any secretary of state in any state and its addresses are all PO boxes. Thanks everyone for your comments! 2. 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. Fictitious Name CPS FILING SERVICES Filing Information Registration Number . The Michigan Child Protection Law provides the framework for what CPS must do.. Child Abuse: Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare that occurs through non-accidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or maltreatment, by a parent . Different amount due and different due date. Read this if you are involved with Child Protective Services, but there is no court case or if the State of Washington (through DSHS, CPS, the Prosecutor, or the Attorney General's Office) has filed a court case to take your child from you. Thank you for posting the warnings. Shon, way to be vigilant about sketchy bills received in the mail. "Child abuse and neglect proceedings" shall mean proceedings instituted by the filing of a civil petition under W. Va. Code 49-4-601; . I am in California and received a similar letter from CPS.The layout an print seemed odd and the document a little longer than what I recall it looking. Received a letter in the mail for my LLC Annual Report. It looks quite formal print as the company information is correct. I file annually and thankfully did not fall for this. C.P.S. You can file a report with the U.S. Thank you all again!! Just letters she told me. Thanks, Daniel for the advice. is sending out fake Statement of Information forms for California LLCs. CPS/ 1026 Florin Road #312 Sacramento Ca 95831. We have been sent this letter two years consecutively however, we register our LLC with the Secretary of State for $25. for my LLC. Again, just a thought. Washington, DC 20015 Something told me to check on line or call the state too see if this was a real state issued letter. To report child abuse and neglect call toll-free any of the numbers listed below. ALOHA from Hawaii. C.P.S. Is there anything we as potential victims can do about this, since it is a complete rip-off? Having filed this form every other year for the past 20 years (as required by all New York State LLCs), I was shocked to see that the normal filing fee of $9.00 had increased to $100.00. Thought it looked suspicious so looked up reply address. This hotline has access to a network of welfare agencies around the country and can direct your report to the proper authorities. SCAM! Dont go for this Scam. It looks like an official form and it is meant to deceive you. How can this be stopped? The focus of CPS is to protect children from harm and to make sure that children live in safe environments. $185.00 to file my annual $100.00 report. When your fee is due you may receive a notice that looks a lot like an official NYS form that is, in fact, a solicitation from a company like CPS Filing Services (see the . The address is 71st Street in Indianapolis and asking for me to contact them and pay $125. If you suspect child abuse, neglect or exploitation is occuring. They didnt think it through too well. Here is the address I received to send the money to: 5614 Connecticut Ave. NW, PMB 190, Washington DC 20015. How are they getting away with this and I think of all the hundreds of small business owners who dont know better and pay this bogus company. Child Protective Services (CPS) is facing a First Amendment challenge in court that could forever change the laws that allow CPS to seize children from their biological parents. He should be all over this. The 3rd letter from LLCS 3105 S. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #316 Lansing, MI 48910 telling my as a business it is required to hang a labor law poster which they are charging 98.00 for. Tyler Brey They are scum!! Press Secretary So frustrating!!! situation. Nothing indicating what C.P.S. Yep, in CA, too C.P.S. It also popped up like 3 from the top on google so great work by the people who run this site. 916-244-3826 (a Sacramento area code), but the message said their hours are 9-5 EST. STOP BY AND KNOCK ON THERE DOOR, Ive received these before and because the forms look so official, I do a quick re-read. They hear about this specific thing all the time. I just received the same letter, unbelievable. Thats the same one I received it from. (I know because I have one.) Find your local intake number to report abuse or neglect or use the map below. Child abuse. CPS operates a toll-free hotline (1-800-800-5556) for people to call and report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. so glad that I second guessed this and didnt pay it! I too received a letter from C.P.S. At first when I googled the company acronym I was getting child protective services. They want me to pay $110 for a $10 fee I pay through my Secretary of State website. Service is still sending out bogus, SCAM mailers to businesses/Owners of LLCs in advance of their Statement of Information renewals. Form seems credible for those not reading closely, until the last step where it states: "has not been approved or endorsed by any government agency". Buren, maybe we should start sending bogus invoices to CPS Filing Service asking payment to see how they like it. Check locally for a legit filing service if you need help. Shows the various fines if violated. It looks like CPS is running their rouse all across our great nation, which is sad to see. Just got one from them requesting $275.00 with a deadline of 9/27/2019. I wonder if they are even filing after people pay them?! I just got a letter from CPS as well Indiana. filed with qualified and experienced agencies that will investigate the You can report suspected abuse or neglect of children 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (215) 683-6100. I got the same letter from CPS and I suspected its legitimacy since it looked different from the ones i got before. 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. Carla, good instincts to not fall for the CPS scam during the pandemic. You may also call the state hotline at (800) 932-0313. and would like to make a confidential report, please call. 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. Linda, good eye to spot the scam from BCS. Secretary of State Monika, Sharp eye, and all the best in running your new LLC. Reports can be made at any time to the DHS Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-522-3511 . Im tempted to file a complaint w/the CO Attorney Generals Office and send a copy of the complaint back in their envelope: B.C.S., 5614 Connecticut Ave, NW #190, Washington, D.C. 20015, Yes, I also received oneI will see if the Attorney General will help. Suite E#109 my ass. That sounds like a decent letter for them. Fax: 919-560-8415. I. addition, the system will generate a message if an annual report is not filed on time; a Not acting on behalf of the government caught my eye and filing on my behalf sent me to google to see what C.P.S. They are crooks. A child is neglected by a parent or caretaker who fails to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or supervision. The Emergency Response staff determines if an in-person response is indicated. It solicited $120 payment and used verbiage such as "required to file" etc which narrowly skirted demanding payment. For sure TBB. You may also contact the police orcounty sheriff. Contact OCFS. Be careful always call the state department that you live in for confirmation before sending a check. This isnt even the time I file, so I just went online to check my business entity report to renew and it said I am still over 90 days out before renewal. If you look at the last few years, its consumers like us who have brought firms like this to action. Call: 1-800-478-4444. Daniel, Thanks for posting this. I received a biennial statement for my LLC. Unscrupulous companies like CPS Filings are operating legally, but not ethically, so lets help expose their scam to more business owners and help to shut down their business. Wants us to pay $160. The form from C.P.S. Child Protective Services Hotline (800) 552-7096 For more information Adult Protective Services Hotline (888) 832-3858 For more information I got a letter too from C.P.S. Lorie, glad that you were able to sense that CPS Filings was not legitimate. They want you to send a check. I googled and this site came up immediately. I received a letter from them today and was asked to pay $120, though I remember a filing fee $20 every 2 years. Now you need to research on every mail you get not to get scammed. The office investigates and resolves concerns made by or on behalf of children and families involved with PCSAs,Title IV-E agencies, or private provider agencies that administer or oversee foster care or placement services for the children services system. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. BEWARE!! At the same time receiving one from D.O.C.S saying in order to get hard copies through sec of state i had to pat $89.25. Wish it was postage paid. Child Protective Services (CPS) How to Report Child Abuse or Neglect. Before I started my LLC I did ALOT of research about what steps I needed to take, and CPS DEFINITELY wasnt one of them!!!! CPS Filing Services (which doesnt even come up on a Google search) is offering to "assist" in the filing of the form. age sex ethnicity address street city zip telephone ( ) present location of victim school class grade . However, that doesnt make it any less of a scam, since the way its presented is misleading, it looks like a legal document, and theyre counting on the fact that a lot of people wont bother to read the fine print. Wl they made few mistake in the form a d that is phishing and scamming. Why? Great to see more people finding this post helpful and avoided the scam! I know this fee is $9 every two years. Just received out CPS letter today 7/30/20. I cant believe how far back your warning message goes, and that theyve been able to get away with this for so many years!!! This company clearly searched the NYS LLC database and mass-mailed this ridiculous form out to try to scam people into paying $100 for absolutely nothing. service. Same s@#t just happened to me:$160 requested for filing which is due much later in the year. Actions taken by HSA are determined by the family`s situation and . I just got 2 in the mail from C.P.S. Looks like they are doing this in every state and using PO boxes from UPS stores to facilitate the scam. Region 1 1.800.557.9671 Region 1 Flyer Region 2 Just validated what I was thinking. CPS is a bogus service. What is a mandated reporter? Received what looked like the standard NYS Biennial Statement filing instructions. I just received mailing fro CPS for my NJ LLC. Scam period. (As if they dont have enough to do with the election coming up!). So you do need these forms, but again, you can do this all for FREE by yourself! Glad I got suspicious and checked it out. Scam came up frequently! When you call, Child Abuse Hotline staff member will ask you to explain the information and circumstances that caused your suspicion. Besides, why would you need help filing an annual report? Most states allow you to file in advance up to a certain amount of days. Our signatures were required on the form and we were instructed to mail a check for $185 filing fee. IS NOT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.. II. I called their no. March 31, 2020 cps trenton nj, Thank you . The fee they require is $100 but NYS site states $9. What a SCAM !!! Sacramento, CA 95831, Your email address will not be published. It said that for Georgia I need to send $275 to them. So I started looking into it and it led me here. CPS Filing services asked me for $120, $250 late fee may apply! Child Abuse | County of Orange Social Services Agency Home Abuse Reporting Child Abuse Elder Disabled Definitions Making A Report Confidentiality Child Abuse Orange County Child Protective Services 714-940-1000 or 800-207-4464 (24-hour hotline, 7 days a week) If you would like to discuss or report child abuse. Filing a motion to modify child support; . 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. MANDATED CHILD ABUSE REPORTERS Mandated child abuse reporters include all those individuals and entities listed in PC Section 11165.7. CPS and law enforcement agencies have a shared legal responsibility for taking child abuse reports and responding to them. I got the same letter. But you are one of the smart ones, since you realized that maybe this wasnt the way governments work. Our Children's Protective Services (CPS) program is responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect. I received a similar scam in CO. How old does my child need to be to stay home alone? Anyone can sign up for the system which generates messages regarding changes to Thankful for the internet. Investigations may be managed by child protective services, by the police, or by both. 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