Foreclosure Frauds and Scams

A Santa Maria family was almost the victim of a foreclosure scam. They said they gave a 00 check to 41-year-old Irma Diaz. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney has filed a multi-count felony complaint against Diaz for violating foreclosure consultant laws. The DA said the Los Angeles area woman would obtain the power of [...]

Now here’s a type of foreclosure scam that I was not aware of even though the information from the BBB is dated in 2003.  In a bankruptcy scam, the foreclosure fraudster convinces distressed homeowners to pay them a fee to resolve their problems with their lenders or to assist them in bankruptcy proceedings. But then [...]