Pennsylvania State Regulator Issues Consumer Alert About Advance Fee Loan Scam

July 23, 2008 - The Pennsylvania Department of Banking issued a consumer alert warning the public that Gobern Group is a company that appears to be a front for a Canadian advance fee loan scam.

Alleged victims of the scam said they were instructed to wire amounts from $800 to $3,200 to Canada as a security deposit for loans they never received. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General and other law enforcement agencies received complaints
about this group.

The Gobern Group calls itself a Philadelphia-based lender and operates on the internet at www.goberngroup.com. If you are a victim of Gobern Group, you are encouraged to contact the Pennsylvania Department of Banking at 1-800-PA-BANKS.

To read more about this consumer alert, click here.


 


 

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