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On 6/7/2025 I googled on RENEW US PASSPORT. Google returned “RENEW PASSPORT ONLINE” and I clicked on this item and the website GOVPLUS.COM opened with a photo of a US Passport and instructions for filing a US Passport application. I followed the instructions and filled out the forms including all my personal information and Social Security Number. The website said I needed to pay for renewal with credit card and I completed payment. The site continued with form filling and then would stop and ask me if I wanted to pay more for additional services such as quicker application handling or getting a TSA priority pass. I replied NO and then it would pop up with additional requests for more money to speed up the process of providing a passport renewal. I became suspicious because the site kept asking for more money to provide better service. I googled on GOVPLUS.COM and found they are NOT THE US GOVERNMENT PASSPORT RENEWAL SITE. It was too late. I had been scammed by this bogus site pretending to be the US Government. i had paid $67 by credit card and theIr website says they will complete a US passport application in 3 days, but it has been 9 days and they have done nothing, nor replied to my email request for status info. They use a chatbot at their website that gives you lots of nice platitudes...but that is all I have received from GOVPLUS.COM Scrolling all the way to the bottom of their pages they have a statement that EIN LLC is a private company not affiliated with any government agency. But who starts at the bottom of a long page of forms? They masqueraded as a US Government passport renewal website and completely fooled me!