Consumer Alerts

Consumer alert: Don’t be carried away by “the Love Boat scam”

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General reminds homeowners of new foreclosure review program

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General reminds homeowners to avoid new foreclosure rescue scammers

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Consumer alert: don’t get “smished”

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

FBI, eBay warn of car sales scam

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Thinking of buying a car online? Read this first.

Keys to avoiding locksmith fraud

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Locking yourself out of your car or home is frustrating enough. But imagine calling a locksmith then being charged double – or even more – the quoted fee

Cybercrime experts warn of DDoS attacks, fake donation sites

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The Internet Crime Complaint Center warned of a growing number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, extortion emails targeting physicians and payday loan customers, fake donation websites and messages purporting to be from the FBI that contain a destructive type of software called a trojan. A DDoS attack is generally organized by hackers and occurs when multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted server.

FDIC warns of phishing emails

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent emails that appear to be from the FDIC.

DFI Alert: CheckAdvanceNow not licensed

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

DFI has received complaints from Washington consumers stating that CheckAdvanceNow.com is sending text-messages advertising payday loans.

Credit-card scammer wakes hotel guests

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that scammers somehow hacked the phone system at a Seattle hotel in an effort to obtain credit card numbers. Reports out of Texas prove this isn't an isolated incident.

Phone scam targets Medicare participants

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Remember, government programs will never make unsolicited calls seeking financial or health information. Anyone who does so is a crook.

MyNextDayCash.Com - Not Licensed To Provide Payday Loans

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

An alert from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions regarding MyNextDayCash.com not being licensed to provide payday loans to Washington residents and making debits from borrowers bank accounts in amounts that may be in excess of the loan terms.

JNC Services - loan modification scam

Thu, 26 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

An alert from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions regarding JNC Services of Las Vegas Nevada conducting a possible loan modification scam.

Quick Loan Audit - loan modification scam

Thu, 26 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

An alert from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions regarding Quick Loan Audit conducting a possible loan modification scam.

Bogus debt collectors seeking personal info

Fri, 20 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The Olympia Police Department is warning the public not to give information to callers posing as debt collection companies who attempt to collect personal information.