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Phony Nigerian Bank Website (01/09/2018)

Jan 9, 2018

The DBO has been notified of a fraudulent banking website registered in Nigeria, with the address bluegateindustrialbank.com and company names BlueGate Industrial Bank USA N.A. and Blue Gate Industrial Bank. This entity is not licensed by the DBO or the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. It is not authorized by the DBO to conduct business as a bank in California. Consumers should not confuse this entity with the State-chartered “Blue Gate Bank,” in Costa Mesa, CA, which is licensed by the DBO.

The DBO urges consumers to exercise caution and do their homework before deciding to do business with banks or other financial service providers. To check whether a financial service provider is licensed in California, whether they have been subject to enforcement actions, or to file a complaint, consumers should go to the DBO website’s homepage at www.dbo.ca.gov.