California Commissioner of Financial Institutions Walter J. Mix III has announced the implementation of a process to enable consumers to detect and report suspicious financial institution websites.The Department of Financial Institutions added procedures and a report format to its website that will permit the public to identify and report any site that may be falsely representing itself as a licensed California financial institution. The department is concerned that some may use the anonymity of the Internet to defraud consumers. The DFI's Internet address is http://www.dfi.ca.gov.
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