Sunshine Biz Services

Ended up paying $180 for what appeared to be an official bill from State of Florida SunBiz for yearly business license fee. It was a fraudulent bill
Received and paid by personal check (TD Bank) the amount of $180 on 4/9/19 for what appeared to be an official bill from State of Florida SunBiz for yearly business license fee. It apparently was a fraudulent bill from an entity named "Sunshine Biz Services, Inc" out of Coconut Creek, FL. (using a strip mall PO Box service). It was only after my accountant noticed that the real state of Florida SunBiz bill had not been paid that the error was discovered. The check was cashed on 4/16/19.
Apparently, this same entity owned and run by a ***, has been reported many times before but apparently continues to operate in an unscrupulous manner. He has not returned multiple attempts to contact him to resolve this matter.

Scam
Today, 5/7/19, I received a letter at my place of employment for an invoice for Web Hosting costs. Come to find out it is in fact a scam. They need to be stopped before people are out of money. I am an Administrator and I didn't realize it was a scam until after I submitted the invoice to our corporate.

Same as the others. I received what looks very much like an invoice along with an account number showing at the top. Poor business practice for sure!

Fake Invoice Bill
They sent a fake invoice bill. It looks like a real bill. I needed to send to my son why we were being charged. I would have paid. They must be ***. The small writing in the middle I would have never read it is too small. Very dishonest, they should be ashamed.

Received a letting in the form of an Invoice for services not received. I learned this is a scam that many have received and complained about.
Sunshine Biz Services sent a letter in the form of an Invoice with a due date of 5/22/19, an account number XXXXXXXXX, the amount due of $180.00, payable by check, or by credit card at www.trendywebsolutions.com, for web hosting.
Phone number provided XXX-XXX-XXXX. This same number is on their contact info on the website. I called the number and they only accept new service calls.
The "Invoice" looks legitimate. It does state in one place that it is a solicitation and not a bill. However, it looks like an invoice and could have slipped through our accounting department to be paid.
These people at Sunshine Biz Services are scammers.

I received a correspondence from this company. It looks like a real bill. Down below in Black they then tell me its a solicitation.
I received a correspondence from this company. Unlike other fake invoices this looks real and in fact, no where on the top portion where you submit payment does it say its solicitation. There is a statement at the bottom of the invoice that says this is for solicitation. Its a very crafty scam.
They need to make the solicitation part more apparent. I did file a complaint with the FTC and encourage others to do the same. I hope this turns into a class action.

Billed for $180 for website hosting. I have no business with this company.
I am being billed for $180 for website hosting and this company is not one I have any dealings with.

4/4/19 I received misleading mail that looks like an invoice for services I have not solicited.
4/4/19 I received USPS mail that at first glance appears to be in an invoice for $180 for my website domain name. I use web hosting services through another company and it was not until I read the fine print did I realize this is a solicitation for services. I find this type of advertising to be misleading and should not be allowed.

Misleading advertising/invioce received from Sunshine Biz Services
Misleading advertising/invoice received from Sunshine Biz Services In April 2019, we received an invoice from Sunshine Biz Service containing what appeared to be an overdue invoice for the amount of $180. Upon inspection of the invoice we were able to find small print that identified the correspondence as a solicitation and not an actual invoice, however, the format and message of the letter is extremely misleading and our office manager nearly sent payment but decided to contact our own web hosting service company to ask if they had changed names before submitting any payment.

Advertising letter using invoice format
Stop scammy, shady soliciting tactics from this company, sending ad letters looking like an invoicewith an account number, a due date, and amount for webhosting services and using a company name very similar to the legit "sunbiz.org" website.

Misleading advertising received from Sunshine Biz Services
In February 2019, Melinda Menezes, MD received a letter from Sunshine Biz Service containing what appeared to be an overdue invoice for the amount of $180. Upon inspection of the invoice we were able to find small print that identified the correspondence as a solicitation and not an actual invoice, however, the format and message of the letter is extremely misleading and our office manager nearly sent payment but decided to contact our own web hosting service company to ask if they had changed names before submitting any payment.

Misleading advertisement: Appears to be a bill, a single bold-faced line clarifies that it's only soliciting services.
My client received a letter from Sunshine Biz Services with the same advertisement you see many others complaining about on here.

The letter is clearly designed to look like an invoice for a service. It contains an amount due line, instructions on how to send payment, and even a date for a service that has yet to take place. A single bold faced line located *afterthe payment instructions indicates that the invoice isn't an actual bill, but rather an "advertisement" for their services (even though there is no actual advertisement for what they're selling, just the description of "annual web hosting" for the exorbitant fee of $180.00).

It is evident that the people sending these out are fully aware of what they're doing as the responses they've offered on Revdex.com have been rather hostile.

I'm writing this with the hopes that no one falls victim to this payment trap. If you haven't signed up with them, don't give them your money. And if you have, do everything you can to get your payment back.

Shady advertising practices with malicious intent. This is a scam meant to mislead the recipient.
This has got to be one of the shadiest things I've ever seen from a company. It's is a false invoice for $180 to be paid directly to Sunshine Biz. The screenshot below is the first part and most prominent part of the document.

https://d.pr/free/i/kkrxOB (I've redacted any personal information)

I have also reported them to the FTC for invoice fraud. This looks exactly like an invoice and shamelessly ask the recipient to write a check or pay online for services not rendered.

They've claimed, in response to other Revdex.com complaints made against them, that they with the person would have contacted them directly. When you call you can either press 1 for new business or 2 for all other calls. If you press 2 you will receive a message that essentially shrugs you off rather than dealing with the complaint. It will tell you to disregard the notice and that it's just a solicitation to cover their own tails.

What happens to the money that people do send in with such a strong call to action to send them money? They're getting away with fraud because of a line near the bottom after they have already led you to believe that you owe them money. This is a scam. This company is shameless.

Invoice style advertisement is designed to trick consumers into paying for services.
Sunshine Biz Services is sending out advertisements that mock the look of an invoice. It mimics the structure of invoice almost exactly. This is a design flaw and clearly being used to trick consumers into paying for services.
There is a line towards the middle/bottom of the advertisement that does state that this is not a bill, but it's extremely deceiving in its overall design.
Too many people clearly are getting scammed by assuming this is an actual bill.
The design of this advertisement needs to be changed, and we do not want to be on the mailing list for this kind of deceit and blatant scamming.

Solicitation disguised as a bill/invoice
There have been many reviews left about this same issue. We received a solicitation disguised as an invoice. My first reaction was that this company is not the company that hosts my website. I proceeded to read the "invoice" and realized it was a solicitation for a company wanting to host my website. I am not happy at all with how the company chose to solicit their products to me.. I feel that this company is trying to trick people into paying this solicitation, hence why they are disguising it as a bill. I feel that it is very misleading and inappropriate and needs to be discontinued. I get many solicitations from marketing and hosting companies that approach me directly, without being sneaky about their advertisement.

Fake invoice
They have repeatedly been sending bills and invoices with a due date and amount and trying to make their solicitation into a paying business. Complete fraud when you call the number the only working option is to sign up if you have other questions it will disconnect

We received a bogus bill for $180. This is a scam and this company needs to be reported to the FTC.
This company has never provided any web services and they keep billing us fro $180. This is a scam and a bogus bill. They need to be be reported to the FTC ( Federal Trade Commissions) and the Florida Attorney General's Office.

Rip off artist. They send the typical statement that looks like an invoice in the mail for web hosting. I understand selling, but doing in this manner, even going as far as showing people a DUE DATE on it is just fraudulent.

We received a letter from Trendy Web Solutions/Sunshine Biz Services, offering their web hosting and design. Since we were in need of a website anyway, we decided to give them a try. They were prompt, professional, knowledgeable, and took their time to learn about our business.
As business owners, it's refreshing to deal with other business owners who treat your project as their own. They were very easy to work with and we absolutely love our site! Another big plus - we have a dedicated representative who is second to none! Trendy Web Solutions/Sunshine Biz Services has and is an absolute pleasure to work with.
***, ATL

I received a bogus invoice/bill claiming I owed the company $180 for an annual web hosting fee.
This company sent me a fraudulent invoice claiming I owed them $180 for web hosting. It stated my web site, www.robertleedywatercolors.com; my address, 3750 Vickers Lake Drive / Jacksonville, FL XXXXX; included an account #, XXXXXXXX; a date, 10/01/208; a due date, 10/22/18; a description of the service for which the amount is due, "Yearly Web Hosting - www.robertleedywatercolors.com, $180"; directions on who to make checks payable to and their website to pay by a credit card;

The invoice was so legitimate looking that I spent about 30 minutes going through financial records to determine who normally bills me for that service (I later realized it is automatically handled through the company that designs my website) and could not find the answer. Next, I Googled "Sunshine Biz Services" and a former Revdex.com complaint that matched my problem word-for-word popped up.

I called the company with a number that was provided on the "invoice". I complained to the woman about the fraudulent marketing and she told me she was only the answering service for Sunshine Biz Services. I then went back to the "invoice" and saw - way down in the details - that "this is a solicitation for the order of goods or services, or both, and not a bill, invoice, or statement of account due."

How many people do you imagine simply wrote a check to them without even having a second thought? This is a new, low-life for of marketing that should be stopped! For anyone who is afraid of a bad credit rating, they know that their bills should be paid on time. This "solicitation" poses as an official bill - a debt that should be paid promptly (they only allow you 22 days to pay.)

THIS KIND OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY SHOULD BE STOPPED!