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Red-Flags for California Phantom Help Scams

By Neil Shous, Esq.

California phantom help scams?also referred to as phony counseling?are on the rise. The current California housing market makes it easy for those who participate in this type of mortgage fraud to prey on desperate homeowners hoping to avoid pending foreclosures. Prosecutors and other government agencies are on the lookout for people who are engaging in phony counseling or phantom help. The red-flags that these agencies are looking for are the same messages that attract distressed homeowners. These types of messages include verbiage such as ?Stop foreclosure now!? ?Keep your home!? ?We can save your home?guaranteed!? ?We specialize in preventing foreclosures!? The fact is that helping someone prevent a foreclosure is not illegal in itself...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on November 09, 2010 (boomark / email).