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Often, these transactions take advantage of uninformed, low-income homeowners; because of the complexity of the transaction, victims are often unaware that they are giving away their property and equity. [citation needed] Several states have taken steps to confront the more unscrupulous practices of equity stripping. Although "foreclosure re ...
Real estate wire fraud is becoming increasingly common in New Jersey. ... the agency received more than 21,489 business email compromise complaints that totaled more than $2.9 billion in losses in ...
A breakthrough in alleged real estate fraud case against the ‘King of Coconut Grove’ ... As an example of Cox’s juggling act, the townhouse at 2960 Coconut Ave. has had four contracts on it ...
A Morgan County real estate agent has been federally indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering after he got nearly $170,000 in bank loans under false pretenses so that he could pay back ...
Equity stripping or equity skimming is a variation on lease-buyback and is one of the most common types of foreclosure rescue schemes. [4] In it, the perpetrator assumes ownership of the house while allowing the former owner to continue living there, provided that s/he pay rent to the perpetrator, who is the new owner.
Mortgage fraud by borrowers from US Department of the Treasury [7]. Mortgage fraud may be perpetrated by one or more participants in a loan transaction, including the borrower; a loan officer who originates the mortgage; a real estate agent, appraiser, a title or escrow representative or attorney; or by multiple parties as in the example of the fraud ring described above.
The scammer tells the seller (victim) that to complete the transaction, the seller needs to upgrade their account to a business account. The scammer sends the victim a bogus payment notice for the item's price plus what they claim is a business account upgrade fee, then asks the victim to buy the upgrade from someone impersonating the payment ...
The ultimate victim of a real estate Ponzi scheme mastermind, who allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from his clients, could turn out to be his own wife of 38 years. The lesson for homeowners ...