Beware Of Phone Solicitations Offering Mortgage Help That Claim Bogus Affiliation With Local Government

In Trenton, New Jersey, The Times of Trenton reports:

• The Mercer County Clerk's Office is alerting residents to phone solicitations being conducted by a company claiming to represent the county. Clerk Paula Sollami Covello said Thursday that calls are being made from a company that identifies itself as American Modification Agency (AMA) of Uniondale, N.Y., and claims to be "working with the county clerk's office," offering to help renegotiate the terms of mortgages. "While I have no problem with a legitimate company marketing its services, I object to any reference that they are working with the county clerk's office," Sollami Covello said. "The county does not work with any specific company in this regard and we do not endorse the services of private financial entities, especially those soliciting via telephone."

Source: Mercer County clerk warns of mortgage solicitors.