Pattern Report
Joint law enforcement referral · not a lawsuit

Reported thousands of letters. One sender. Let’s put it on the record.

If your business received a demand letter from Vivek Shah alleging a CIPA privacy violation, you can help document the pattern — no cost, no attorney required, and no obligation. This information will be compiled into a joint report to federal and state authorities.

Add your letter How this works
Scattered points representing individual letters connecting into a pattern
one sender · thousands of letters · a documented pattern

What this is — and isn’t

  • 01This is a way to be counted. Individually, one letter can look like an isolated dispute. Collectively, thousands of nearly identical letters look like a pattern — and patterns are what get investigated.
  • 02This is not a lawsuit, and adding your letter does not sign you up for one. It is not run by a law firm, does not offer legal advice, and does not create any attorney-client relationship.
  • 03Information submitted here will be compiled into a consolidated report and sent to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a local FBI field office, and the California Attorney General’s office — the agencies best positioned to evaluate a pattern like this.
  • 04Participating costs nothing and commits you to nothing further. You choose whether to be contacted about anything else, including any separate civil litigation others may pursue.

What’s already on the public record

VolumeReportedly thousands of letters sent to businesses and nonprofits nationwide since late 2025, part of a broader litigation history reported since 2021.
Shifting theoriesClaims have moved from CIPA § 631 to § 638.51 as earlier theories were rejected in court, while the underlying method stayed the same.
Vexatious litigant findingOn July 20, 2026, a federal court in the Central District of California declared the sender a vexatious litigant and entered a pre-filing order.

Similar letters have reportedly also been sent by other, separate senders (including some licensed firms). This page is currently focused on Vivek Shah specifically. If you received a letter from a different sender, you’re welcome to note that when you write in — it helps us know whether a broader effort is worth building later.

Add your letter to the report

Email your information to:

Submission@PatternReport.Online

Please include the following in your email, if available:

  • 01Your company name, your name, and a contact email
  • 02The state your business is located in
  • 03The approximate date you received the letter, and which CIPA theory it cited (§ 631 or § 638.51), if you can tell
  • 04The amount demanded, and whether you paid a settlement
  • 05A copy of the letter itself, attached if possible
  • 06If your letter came from someone other than Vivek Shah, please note who — we’re tracking whether this is happening with other senders too

Submitting your information by email costs nothing, does not sign you up for anything, and will be kept confidential. It will be compiled, along with other businesses’ information, into a report for law enforcement.

This page is informational only and is not run by a law firm. It exists to help document a pattern of similar demand letters and organize a joint report to law enforcement. It does not evaluate individual legal claims, does not provide legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship with anyone.

Facts referenced above are drawn from public court filings and published legal reporting as of July 2026 and have not been independently verified against the underlying dockets. Submitting a report to law enforcement does not guarantee that any agency will investigate or act on it.