Wells Fargo didn’t have contractual duty to catch scam check that cost law firm nearly $200K, judge rules
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DLA Piper lawyers in the UK are targeted in email scam
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2 charged in psychic scam; police say lawyer was swindled out of $1.5M
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North Texas U.S. Attorney Closes Book on Massive Mortgage Scam
Six years after it started, all four people behind a mortgage scam that bilked dozens of desperate North Texans out of hundreds of thousands of dollars are behind bars, Erin Nealy Cox, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas said Tuesday. U.S. District Judge David Godbey sentenced Mark Demetri Stein, 38, the owner […]
Pa. sues five companies over mortgage modification scam
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office sued five mortgage foreclosure companies and their owners on Wednesday, alleging the firms scammed vulnerable homeowners into paying $ 280,000 for services they never received. The civil lawsuit claims companies owned by Mark Goldstein and Drew Alia tricked consumers into paying sometimes thousands of dollars for mortgage modifications or home […]
Chatsworth family sentenced to prison for $30-Million foreclosure scam
Three members of a Chatsworth family were sentenced Monday to federal prison for their roles in a mortgage relief fraudscheme that siphoned $ 30 million from homeowners and banks. Dorothy, Thomas and Jamie Matsuba were sentenced by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner to 20, 14 and 11 years in prison, respectively,according to the U.S. […]
Man convicted in mortgage scam arrested for a probation violation
The man authorities called the mastermind behind a complex mortgage fraud scheme targeting distressed properties was arrested June 7 in South Carolina and charged with being a fugitive in violation of probation. Allen J. Seymour, 49, originally of Oxford, Mass., was charged based on two warrants for his arrest in Brookline and Worcester, according to […]
‘Nigerian prince’ email scam 2.0: How to avoid falling victim to social engineering cyberattacks
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Fraud Watch: A scam that could leave you out in the cold – literally
Here is a scam that can really leave you out in the cold – home title fraud. The crime begins with a data breach followed by identity theft. Foreclosure News
Woman Arrested for Celebrity Booking Scam in Las Vegas
Anyone can claim to know a bunch of celebrities they can call at the drop of a hat. But it takes a special talent to convince people to pay large sums of money for those pretend connections. One such fraudster has been arrested in a Las Vegas celebrity booking scam after allegedly duping numerous victims […]