South Bend Man Lured Into Mortgage Scam, Left "Holding The Bag"
According to the story, the man, an African immigrant, "is one of a growing number of local people, including other African immigrants, who say in interviews and lawsuits that they have been victimized by mortgage fraud scams" operated by one local alleged scam group.
The story goes on to say that "The Tribune contacted several other African immigrants who live in South Bend and said they had been defrauded by the Shenemans, but they declined to be identified -- either out of embarrassment or because they fear retribution of some kind."
Attorney Lee Korzan is representing the man and another victimized immigrant in civil lawsuits brought against the alleged scam group. To date, law enforcement authorities have made no arrests of the defendants named in the ongoing civil cases.
To read the whole story, reported at SouthBendTribune.com, see
Mortgage maelstrom
(Scheme appears to target African immigrants)
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