At the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), one of our most important functions is to alert consumers when new financial frauds and scams arise. The latest consumer alerts issued by DFI are listed below.
| Date |
Alert |
| (02/08/12) |
Fraudulent Email Claiming to be from the FDIC
|
| (02/02/12) |
Timeshare Resale Scams
|
| (02/01/12) |
Beware of Risky Investments Promising High Returns
|
| (02/01/12) |
St Armand's - Unlicensed Payday Loans
|
| (01/30/12) |
Manchester Capital Trust - Advance Fee Loan Scam
|
| (01/23/12) |
State Securities Regulators Announce Website and Toll Free Number for E*TRADE ARS Settlement
|
| (01/10/12) |
Debt Collection Scam Using
Fraudulently Department of Justice Name
|
| (01/09/12) |
Everest Cash Advance Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (01/09/12) |
Prevention Solutions LLC Not Licensed To Provide Loan Modifications
|
| (01/06/12) |
One Click Cash Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (01/06/12) |
Bottom Dollar Payday Loan Services Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (01/04/12) |
Social Media and Investing - Avoiding Fraud
(Alert from the Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
| (12/29/11) |
Action Payday Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (12/23/11) |
Information About Department of Justice Countrywide Settlement
|
| (12/22/11) |
Loan Modification Scam - Scammers Posing Employees Of Law Office Of Matthew T. Desrochers
|
| (12/20/11) |
Investor Bulletin: Real Estate Investment Trusts (PDF)*
(Bulletin from Securities and Exchange Commission)
|
| (12/06/11) |
Citizens Home Advocacy and Mandy Peacock - Not Licensed To Provide Loan Modifications
|
| (12/01/11) |
US Loan Assistance Center - Not Licensed To Provide Loan Modifications
|
| (11/28/11) |
Saint Judes Home Rescue - Loan Modification Scam
|
| (11/09/11) |
Foreclosure Review Program: Information for Washington State Homeowners
|
| (11/07/11) |
National Housing Modification Services - Unlicensed Loan Modification Services
|
| (11/07/11) |
Armstrong Lending Services of Seattle - Advance Fee Scam
|
| (10/12/11) |
Individuals Are Using Legitimate Legacy Group Lending Company Name To Conduct Advance Fee Scam
|
| (10/11/11) |
Cash USA - Payday Loan Debt Collection Scam
|
| (10/11/11) |
IDS Solutions - Payday Loan Debt Collection Scam
|
| (09/26/11) |
Beware of Penny Stock Fraud
|
| (09/16/11) |
Information from DFI
for Navy Federal Credit Union Mortgage Holders Regarding Notices Sent By The Credit Union
|
| (09/16/11) |
Internet Finance Services and "Corey Webber" - Payday Loan Debt Collection Scam
|
| (09/15/11) |
Payday Financial, LLC, doing business as Lakota Cash, Big Sky Cash, and www.westernsky.com - Illegal Payday Lending Tactics
(Alert from the Federal Trade Commission)
|
| (09/08/11) |
Save My Home, Selig Law Group and Krista Selig Not Licensed To Provide Loan Modifications |
| (09/07/11) |
Tips for Avoiding Social Networking
Investment Scams |
| (09/01/11) |
Fidelity National Legal Services - Loan Modification Scam |
| (09/01/11) |
Pacific Credit Services - Possible Payday Loan Collection Scam |
| (08/30/11) |
E-mails Claiming to be from the FDIC |
| (08/30/11) |
Western Sky Financial, Martin Webb, and Payday Financial LLC dba Lakota Cash - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (08/29/11) |
Nationalpayday.com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans
|
| (08/11/11) |
Guardian Advocate Group; Gary Orkin - Loan Modification Scam
|
| (08/10/11) |
Accreditation Consideration Services - Debt Collection Scam
|
| (08/10/11) |
Mod Help USA - Loan Modification Scam
|
| (08/10/11) |
Law Group of California - Payday Loan Collection Scam
|
| (08/09/11) |
Summit Alliance Group - Loan Modification Scam
|
| (08/08/11) |
DCA Law Office - Payday Loan Collection Scam
|
| (08/08/11) |
CashAdvanceUSA.Com - Payday Loan Collection Scam
|
| (08/05/11) |
DLD Consulting - Loan Modification Scam
|
| (07/21/11) |
EZZY Cash International - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans In Washington
|
| (07/20/11) |
Lenroc Services and Cornell Wallace - Not Licensed To Provide Loan Modifications In Washington
|
| (07/07/11) |
Huskhawk Marketing Group - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans And Charging Fees In Excess Of Washington Law
|
| (07/06/11) |
Easy Cash USA Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans In Washington
|
| (07/06/11) |
PaydayLoans-Seattle.com and 1-hour-cash-advance.com Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans In Washington
|
| (07/05/11) |
CheckAdvanceNow.com Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans In Washington
|
| (06/29/11) |
Check The Background And License Of Reverse Mortgage Lenders
Before Doing Business With Them
|
| (06/13/11) |
Fraudulent E-mails Claim
To Be From FDIC
|
| (06/09/11) |
Kramer & Kaslow - Possible Loan Modification and Advance Fee Scam |
| (06/01/11) |
MyNextDayCash.com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (05/26/11) |
Quick Loan Audit - Loan Modification Scam |
| (05/26/11) |
JNC Services - Loan Modification Scam |
| (05/24/11) |
Summit Group LLC aka SSM Group - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (05/24/11) |
Onestepcash.com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (05/05/11) |
247 Advances - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (05/05/11) |
Fastcash-advance.com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (05/03/11) |
ACC - Payday Loan Collection Scam |
| (05/03/11) |
AdvanceMeToday.Com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans |
| (04/21/11) |
Dave Harding Finance - Advance Fee Loan Scam |
| (04/21/11) |
Sandpoint Capital and Clearwater Bay Marketing - Not Licensed to Provide Payday Loans via the Internet to Washington Residents |
| (04/20/11) |
Quick Cash aka Financial Law - Possible Payday Loan Collection Scam |
| (04/20/11) |
US Loans - Possible Payday Loan Collection Scam |
| (04/19/11) |
HOPE NOW Alliance aka National Mitigators - Loan Modification Scam |
| (04/19/11) |
Instant Cash USA |
| (04/18/11) |
MyCash.com - aka zpp28.com, mycash1500.com, and cash.com |
| (04/18/11) |
Callers Impersonating Check N Go |
| (04/15/11) |
1st American Law Center |
| (04/15/11) |
Iraqi Dinar Scams |
| (03/18/11) |
Star Cash Processing |
| (03/15/11) |
FINRA Warns of Facebook-Linked Pre-IPO Scams |
| (03/11/11) |
Alert from FDIC: E-mail Claiming to be from the FDIC |
| (03/11/11) |
Fast Financial Funds Company |
| (03/02/11) |
Resort Escrow Exchange & International Event Coordinators |
| (02/22/11) |
American Cash Services USA |
| (02/22/11) |
VIP PDL Services, LLC |
| (02/22/11) |
Quantum Law Center |
| (02/14/11) |
Southwest Recovery aka Rick Williams |
| (01/18/11) |
Easy Cash Online aka Camosun Financial Services Group |
| (01/13/11) |
MTE Financial Services (Rio Resources, XxtraCash, Quickest-Payday-Loan.com, TenDollarPaydayLoan.com) |
| (01/13/11) |
Magnum Cash Advance |
| (01/05/11) |
PDL Ventures LLC, doing business as: PDL Loan Center, SpotOn Payday Loans, Extra Funds Payday Loans |
| (01/05/11) |
TLC Fast Cash |
| (12/28/10) |
100 Day Loans |
| (12/28/10) |
Fast Cash Online - Abusive Payday Loan Collection Practices |
| (12/22/10) |
FDIC Alert: Cashmere Valley Bank Counterfeit Checks |
| (12/20/10) |
Northway Financial dba Cash Transfer Centers dba Zip19.com |
| (12/16/10) |
National Payday Loan aka Signmyloan.net aka Invicity |
| (12/14/10) |
500FastCash.com |
| (12/07/10) |
DFI Orders Columbia City Cinema Of Seattle To Halt Stock Sales |
| (12/07/10) |
From The FBI - Extortion Scam Related to Delinquent Payday Loans |
| (11/17/10) |
Desktop Loans Not Providing Loan Modification Services
after Consumers Pay a Fee |
| (11/04/10) |
cashadvanceusa.com |
| (11/04/10) |
National Cash II / Cash-Advance.us |
| (10/18/10) |
DFI Warns Consumers To Beware Of Unlicensed Internet Payday Lenders |
| (10/07/10) |
SEC Warns of Web-Based Scheme Defrauding Deaf Investors |
| (10/05/10) |
SEC Warns Investors To Beware of Government Impersonators |
| (09/30/10) |
Chesterfield Mortgage Investors, Inc - Information For Investors |
| (09/02/10) |
FDIC Warns Of Suspicious Phone Calls Claiming to Be From the FDIC |
| (08/27/10) |
Consumers Should Be Wary Of Organizations Using Celebrity Endorsors Advertising Access To Short Term Loans |
| (08/03/10) |
DFI Identifies Top Traps Investors Should Watch For |
| (07/27/10) |
MIT Associates Inc. Is Providing Investors With Fabricated Government Documents |
| (07/15/10) |
FINRA Warns Investors of Social Media-Linked Ponzi Schemes, High-Yield Investment Programs |
| (07/15/10) |
FDIC Warns Of Counterfeit Official Checks Bearing The Name Qualstar Credit Union |
| (07/01/10) |
Blackrock Lending Group Loan Scam |
| (05/27/10) |
Securities And Exchange Commission Warns Investors Of Oil Spill Stock Scams |
| (05/24/10) |
Counterfeit Official Checks Bearing The name Rainier Pacific Bank, Tacoma, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation |
| (05/13/10) |
The Securities and Exchange Commission Warns Investors to Beware of Entity Calling Itself "U.S. Securities and Equities Administration" |
| (05/12/10) |
The Federal Trade Commission Warns Of A New Twist On Foreclosure Rescue Scams - Phony Loan Audits |
| (05/04/10) |
Counterfeit official checks bearing the name Pacific Crest Savings Bank, Lynnwood, WA reportedly in circulation |
| (04/29/10) |
Investors Should Use Caution In Assessing Internet Merger Rumors |
| (04/08/10) |
Yakima Valley Credit Union Members
and Non-Members Targeted By Scam |
| (03/24/10) |
First Cash International aka National Federal Credit Union |
| (03/16/10) |
Williams Law Office |
| (03/02/10) |
Rhonda Breard and Breard & Associates |
| (02/25/10) |
Financial Accountability Association |
| (01/28/10) |
Amway Finance Group |
| (01/13/10) |
National Payday Service a.k.a. Cashnet.com |
| (12/28/09) |
Reliance Lending Group |
| (12/16/09) |
National Lending Group |
| (12/10/09) |
National Payday Loans |
| (12/03/09) |
National Advance Payday Services |
| (11/18/09) |
Wells Fargo Agrees To Buy Back Auction Rate Securities From Its Customers |
| (11/02/09) |
Stonewater and Associates and Erika Giron |
| (10/26/09) |
FDIC Warns Of Emails Claiming "Your Bank Has Failed" |
| (10/20/09) |
Capital Financial Service |
| (10/20/09) |
Valley Financial Loan Co |
| (10/08/09) |
Receiver Appointed For Hoss Mortgage Investors, Inc., And Hearing Set |
| (10/07/09) |
Wells Fargo Auction Rate Securities Update |
| (10/01/09) |
Counterfeit Checks - Peoples Bank
|
| (09/30/09) |
DFI Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Hoss Mortgage Investors, Inc. And Todd Allan Hoss
|
| (09/08/09) |
Hoss Mortgage Investors, Inc. And Todd Allan Hoss
|
| (08/26/09) |
TipTopCash.net
|
| (08/26/09) |
Berkshire Capital Funding
|
| (08/20/09) |
Castlefield Lending Group
|
| (08/17/09) |
Taylor, Bean, & Whitaker (TBW) Shut Down FAQs
|
| (07/28/09) |
Goldmark Financial Group
|
| (07/08/09) |
Prime Life Finance
|
| (07/07/09) |
Counterfeit Checks - Venture Bank
|
| (07/06/09) |
Echo Premium Lenders & Financial
|
| (07/06/09) |
Southern California Financial
|
| (07/06/09) |
Standard Lenders
|
| (07/06/09) |
Westpark Lending Group
|
| (05/28/09) |
Skye Financial Loan Co.
|
| (05/27/09) |
PSE Lending
|
| (04/14/09) |
Sahara Limited Assurance
|
| (04/14/09) |
Sherbourne Financial Lending Group
|
| (04/06/09) |
CSL, CornerStone Lending Inc.
|
| (03/31/09) |
Aylmer Financial Group
|
| (03/26/09) |
Parkway Lending Group
|
| (03/26/09) |
Saxton Financial Trust
|
| (03/13/09) |
HFC And Beneficial Branch Closure Information
|
| (03/11/09) |
FBI And DFI Seeking Victims In Stanford Financial Group Case
|
| (02/20/09) |
Be Cautious When Using Loan Modification Services
|
| (01/23/09) |
Sovereign Trust (Bank); Sovereign Enterprise Group LLC
|
| (01/15/09) |
FDIC Warns Of Fedwire Phishing Scheme
|
| (12/15/08) |
Auction Rate Securities Buyback Offers
|
| (12/11/08) |
Sovereign Capital Lenders
|
| (12/11/08) |
Springdale Financial Group
|
| (11/04/08) |
Federal Reserve Board Alerts Public To Instances Of Questionable Solicitations Directed At Consumers
(Federal Reserve Board) |
| (11/03/08) |
Millennium Loans aka Millenium Loans
|
| (11/03/08) |
Cornerstone Investment dba Easyloans2day.com
|
| (11/03/08) |
Harbor Lending Group
|
| (11/03/08) |
Belcrest Lending Services
|
| (10/09/08) |
Consumers Warned to Avoid Fake E-mails Tied to Bank Mergers
(Federal Trade Commission) |
| (10/09/08) |
Fraudulent Email Claiming To Be From The FDIC
(FDIC) |
| (09/30/08) |
Make Sure Your Decisions Amid The Current Wall Street Crisis Are Informed And Researched |
| (09/26/08) |
FDIC Insured Deposits Are Safe |
| (08/22/08) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Washington Trust Bank, Spokane, Washington, Are Currently In Circulation
|
| (07/09/08) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert- Scammers Using Countrywide Name |
| (06/04/08) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert - National Lending Corporation |
| (05/21/08) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert - Broadway Lending Group |
| (03/18/08) |
FDIC Reminds Consumers To Be Aware Of Advance Fee Loan Scams
(FDIC) |
| (03/18/08) |
Fraudulent E-mails Claiming To Be From The FDIC Are Being Sent To Consumers
(FDIC) |
| (02/29/08) |
DFI Employees Will Always Identify Themselves By Name |
| (01/29/08) |
Investment Scams Often Lurk Behind Ominous Economic Forecasts |
| (01/15/08) |
The Corner Stone Investments dba CSI - NOT Located in Washington |
| (01/14/08) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert - Fidelity Financial Credit Source |
| (01/09/08) |
Counterfeit
Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Bank of Astoria, Astoria,
Oregon, Are Currently In Circulation |
| (12/18/07) |
Forex: Risky Business? |
| (12/14/07) |
Diamond Eagle Investments Inc. - Not Licensed to do Business in Washington
|
| (12/14/07) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert: Using the Name of Primerica Financial Services
|
| (12/14/07) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert - The Madison Financial Group |
| (12/14/07) |
www.allautotrade.com - Not Licensed to do Business in Washington |
| (10/17/07) |
Numerica Credit Union, Spokane, Washington, Reports Counterfeit Checks |
| (09/20/07) |
Alpine Consumer Loans, Inc. aka “Consumer Loan Services Inc” - Not Located In Washington |
| (09/20/07) |
Newcastle Fidelity Group - Not Located In Washington |
| (09/17/07) |
Senior Investor Alert: Free Meal Seminars |
| (09/07/07) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert: Bismarke Financial Lending Services |
| (09/07/07) |
Advance Fee Scam Alert: Stylus Financial Group |
| (09/07/07) |
Second Chance Lending Group - Not Located In Washington |
| (09/07/07) |
Nationwide Capital Funding - Not Located In Washington |
| (06/27/07) |
DFI Advises Consumers To Plan For Mortgage Rate Increases |
| (06/20/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Timberland Bank, Hoquiam, Washington, Are Currently In Circulation |
| (06/19/07) |
DFI Orders Exceptional Escrow Corp. To Shut Down |
| (06/18/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name First Mutual Savings Bank, Bellevue, Washington, Are Currently In Circulation |
| (05/07/07) |
Investor Alert: Beware Of Foreign Currency Trading Frauds |
| (04/25/07) |
Investor Alert: China Stocks—Look Beyond The Name Before You Invest
|
| (04/02/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Frontier Bank, Everett, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
|
| (03/27/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Westside Community Bank, University Place, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
|
| (03/16/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Skagit State Bank, Burlington, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
|
| (03/02/07) |
Counterfeit Checks Bearing The Name Pierce Commercial Bank, Tacoma, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
|
| (02/20/07) |
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks Bearing The Name Westside Community Bank, University Place, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
|
| (01/08/07) |
Counterfeit Official Checks Bearing The Name First Heritage Bank, Seattle, Washington, Are Reportedly In Circulation
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