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The PAUSE Program lists entities that falsely claim to be registered, licensed, and/or located in the United States in their solicitation of investors. The PAUSE Program also lists entities that impersonate genuine U.S. registered securities firms as well as fictitious regulators, governmental agencies, or international organizations.

Division of Securities for the District of Columbia (DOSDC)

[ Fictitious Regulators ]

Phone: 202-596-3591
Fax: 202-330-5156
E-mail: hotline@dosdc.org
No website or address provided in documents.

July 18, 2019

  1. The Division of Securities for the District of Columbia (DOSDC) is impersonating the genuine Securities Bureau of the Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking (DISB) located at 810 First Street, N.E., Suite 622, Washington, DC 20002. The impersonator has NO connection with, and is not to be confused with, the genuine Securities Bureau of the Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking (DISB) of the District of Columbia.
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