I followed two of them and checked the Secretary of state business filling. Both were immigration lawyers in the same building. Now lawyers do file business applications for you, but neither of the filings had a reason for incorporation which was strange.
Something else that should be pointed out. None of the businesses I checked are registered with the sec in Edgar. This would mean that they would have a very difficult time getting a bank account because most require an ein for a business account. They could still operate on cash, or be linked to a shady bank (not sure if they could use an offshore account). In any event anything they're doing would be off the books and tax data would be impossible to find.
Before we let our imaginations run too far with this... You don't need to register with the sec to get an ein number, you register with the irs. EIN is an (e)mployer (i)dintification (n)umber, which is used by the irs to identify businesses. Registration with the sec generally occurs when a business makes a securities offering to the public and is not necessary to open a bank account
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ditch-digger ago
I followed two of them and checked the Secretary of state business filling. Both were immigration lawyers in the same building. Now lawyers do file business applications for you, but neither of the filings had a reason for incorporation which was strange.
ditch-digger ago
Something else that should be pointed out. None of the businesses I checked are registered with the sec in Edgar. This would mean that they would have a very difficult time getting a bank account because most require an ein for a business account. They could still operate on cash, or be linked to a shady bank (not sure if they could use an offshore account). In any event anything they're doing would be off the books and tax data would be impossible to find.
Zeezus ago
Before we let our imaginations run too far with this... You don't need to register with the sec to get an ein number, you register with the irs. EIN is an (e)mployer (i)dintification (n)umber, which is used by the irs to identify businesses. Registration with the sec generally occurs when a business makes a securities offering to the public and is not necessary to open a bank account