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Not knowing that FinCEN had removed the BOI Report mandate for domestic companies on March 26, 2025, I was trying to complete the BOIR for FinCEN for my wife's new LLC. The FinCEN search took me to this scam BOIR.ORG site that was trying to look legitimate and mimic FinCEN.gov. When it asked for final payment, it kept saying that the credit card had failed, asking for another. After my 3rd attempt, I was issued a fraud alert from my credit card companies. They blocked the payment, and I had to cancel the cards and get replacements - since the scam website had COMPLETE information on 3 different credit cards. They also took a photo of my wife's driver's license and her NYS ID number. After the attempted phishing scheme, I took a look at the site and saw a disclaimer that they are NOT affiliated with FinCEN at all. Their entire business model is to rip off new business owners who still believe that FinCEN BOI reporting is necessary - when it is NOT REQUIRED AT ALL for new domestic businesses.