Consumer Alerts
“Hartman Cain & Associates” is Fraudulently Misrepresenting a Legal Settlement Involving the “California Department of Business Oversight”
The DFPI, which was formerly known as the Department of Business Oversight, reports that there is no licensed law firm in California called “Hartman Cain & Associates,” nor is the DFPI involved in a settlement with any entity using that name.
DFPI Urges Caution Regarding Use of the “California Department of Insurance” and “DFPI” Names and Logos in a Scam Demanding “Authorization Fees”
The DFPI has received information about scammers using a document claiming to be from the CA Department of Insurance (DOI) and the “California Department of EDFP Financial Protection and Innovation” and using the logo of the DFPI.
Fraudulent Bank Website Scam
State-chartered bank Beach Cities Commercial Bank (BCCB) has advised the DFPI of a fraudulent website with the domain “Beachcitiescommercialbank.com,” representing themselves as an e-bank. BCCB’s legitimate domain is beachcitiescb.com.
Website https://carolpasollewis.com/ is Fraudulently Posing as a California-licensed Investment Adviser
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has received information that the website https://carolpasollewis.com/ is fraudulently marketing itself as a licensed financial adviser.
“Global Lending CA” Posing as Legitimate Lender
The DFPI has received information about an advance fee scam involving consumer loans. The imposter represents itself to the public as “Global Lending CA”.
Website https://jenniferlilibethtibbs.com/ is Fraudulently Posing as a California-licensed Investment Adviser
The DFPI has received information that the website https://jenniferlilibethtibbs.com/ and email jenniferlilibethtibbs@gmail.com are fraudulently marketing itself as a licensed financial adviser.
Website grandvacap.com is Fraudulently Posing as a California-licensed Investment Adviser
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has received information that the website grandvacap.com is marketing itself as licensed Investment Adviser.
Trust Auto Shipping is Fraudulently Posing as an Escrow Company Affiliated with Another Legitimate DFPI Licensee
The DFPI has been notified that Trust Auto Shipping (trustautoing.com) is fraudulently marketing itself as an escrow company and is falsely purporting to be affiliated with another valid escrow company that holds DFPI license number 96DBO-58857.
Website https://croackerwealthmanagement.com/ is Fraudulently Posing as a licensed Investment Adviser
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has received information that the website https://croackerwealthmanagement.com/ is fraudulently marketing itself as a licensed Investment Adviser.
Crypto Scam Entity “Bitscyber” Impersonating CA DFPI and Using Fraudulent “Ownership Certificate Of Funds” Document to Steal Money
DFPI has received information that an entity “BitsCyber”, possibly claiming to operate out of California, is offering the service of retrieving lost Cryptocurrency funds, claiming that it is the DFPI.
Investor Alert: False Crypto Bankruptcy Website
The DFPI has been notified that a person falsely claiming to be the CEO of Voyager Digital is sending letters directing consumers to access a website not affiliated with the Voyager Digital.
Beware of imposter claiming to be from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and asking for upfront fees to access a crypto asset “Cold Wallet”
The DFPI has been notified that an entity is contacting members of the public as part of a scam whereby the scammers claim the DFPI and CSA have control of the victim’s crypto asset “cold wallet,” and demanding upfront fees in order to release the funds.
Website www.rebeccafitzgeraldcassar.com is Fraudulently Posing as a California-licensed Investment Adviser
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has received information that the website www.rebeccafitzgeraldcassar.com is fraudulently marketing itself as a licensed Investment Adviser.
Imposter Website is Fraudulently Posing as a California-licensed Deferred Deposit Originator as part of Advanced Fee Scam
The DFPI has received information about an advance fee scam. The imposter’s website is not associated with a California-licensed Deferred Deposit Originator “CCFI Funding, LLC, DBA, Cash Central, Insight Capital.”
Website CALFCB.COM is Fraudulently Posing as California-based, FDIC-regulated “First Credit Bank”
The DFPI has received information that the website CALFCB.COM claims to be associated with the bank “First Credit Bank”. This is a practice commonly called “spoofing” where an imposter creates a fake website claiming to be a legitimate entity.
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