Consumer Alerts 2015 Scam Tries to Rip Off Consumers in False Solicitation About Signal Oil Fraud Settlement Aug 14, 2015 A likely phony law firm is contacting people by phone and offering to send them a portion of funds recovered for investors in a securities fraud case against Signal Oil. The callers claim a Los Angeles, CA law firm called Palmer & Associates has... Phony Lending Company License Jul 22, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity called “Lending America, Inc.” is falsely claiming to be licensed by DBO. Lending America is not a DBO-licensed lending company.Lending America, Inc,. also has been suspended by... Fraudulent Loan Fee Solicitation Jul 20, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has received reports of what appears to be an advanced fee scam. Several consumers reported receiving correspondence from Advance America/Cash Advance telling them they were approved for a loan. After accepting... Fraudulent Claim of “Keep Your Home California” Affiliation Jul 16, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that a group called Leading Management Corp has been sending letters to people claiming an affiliation with Keep Your Home California (KYHC) and charging people for their services. KYHC has no... Phony Debt Collection Scam Jul 15, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity claiming to be a collection agency has been calling members of the public attempting to collect on purported payday loan and other debts. Law enforcement and regulatory agencies in... Abd Al Rashid Fahim Lending Consultant Scam Jul 2, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity called “Abd Al Rashid Fahim Lending Consultant” is using, without authorization, the name and doctored license of Bluevine Capital, Inc. Bluevine Capital is a DBO-licensed... Phony Escrow Company Website Jun 23, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified about a phony website – d-g-e.net – that is using, without authorization, the name, address and corporate identification number of Diamond Global Escrow, Inc. Diamond Global is a DBO-licensed... False Solicitation about Leland Energy Settlement Feb 18, 2015 The DBO has become aware that past investors in Leland Energy are being solicited by a purported New York State-licensed attorney claiming to have been hired by the State of California to contact them regarding $6.5 million in funds he claims to hold from... DBO Commissioner Clarifies Coinbase Licensing Status in California Jan 27, 2015 Department of Business Oversight Commissioner Jan Lynn Owen today issued the following statement to correct erroneous reports that Coinbase Exchange has received regulatory approval from the State:“Numerous press accounts about Coinbase’s Jan. 26 launch of... Consumer Alerts Archive Most recent Consumer Alerts Consumer Alerts 2019 Consumer Alerts 2018 Consumer Alerts 2017 Consumer Alerts 2016 Consumer Alerts 2015 Consumer Alerts 2014 Consumer Alerts 2013 2004-2013 Escrow Alerts Archive Enforcement Alerts Archive Payday Lender Alerts Archive News & Info LinksNews Newsroom Press Releases Monthly Bulletins Important Notices Information DFPI Forms Resources
Scam Tries to Rip Off Consumers in False Solicitation About Signal Oil Fraud Settlement Aug 14, 2015 A likely phony law firm is contacting people by phone and offering to send them a portion of funds recovered for investors in a securities fraud case against Signal Oil. The callers claim a Los Angeles, CA law firm called Palmer & Associates has...
Phony Lending Company License Jul 22, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity called “Lending America, Inc.” is falsely claiming to be licensed by DBO. Lending America is not a DBO-licensed lending company.Lending America, Inc,. also has been suspended by...
Fraudulent Loan Fee Solicitation Jul 20, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has received reports of what appears to be an advanced fee scam. Several consumers reported receiving correspondence from Advance America/Cash Advance telling them they were approved for a loan. After accepting...
Fraudulent Claim of “Keep Your Home California” Affiliation Jul 16, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that a group called Leading Management Corp has been sending letters to people claiming an affiliation with Keep Your Home California (KYHC) and charging people for their services. KYHC has no...
Phony Debt Collection Scam Jul 15, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity claiming to be a collection agency has been calling members of the public attempting to collect on purported payday loan and other debts. Law enforcement and regulatory agencies in...
Abd Al Rashid Fahim Lending Consultant Scam Jul 2, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified that an entity called “Abd Al Rashid Fahim Lending Consultant” is using, without authorization, the name and doctored license of Bluevine Capital, Inc. Bluevine Capital is a DBO-licensed...
Phony Escrow Company Website Jun 23, 2015 The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) has been notified about a phony website – d-g-e.net – that is using, without authorization, the name, address and corporate identification number of Diamond Global Escrow, Inc. Diamond Global is a DBO-licensed...
False Solicitation about Leland Energy Settlement Feb 18, 2015 The DBO has become aware that past investors in Leland Energy are being solicited by a purported New York State-licensed attorney claiming to have been hired by the State of California to contact them regarding $6.5 million in funds he claims to hold from...
DBO Commissioner Clarifies Coinbase Licensing Status in California Jan 27, 2015 Department of Business Oversight Commissioner Jan Lynn Owen today issued the following statement to correct erroneous reports that Coinbase Exchange has received regulatory approval from the State:“Numerous press accounts about Coinbase’s Jan. 26 launch of...
