Maine Regulators Warn Of Scammers Posing As State Agency Employees Targeting Homeowners With Automated Phone Calls Offering Phony Foreclosure Help

In Augusta, Maine, WBZ-TV Channel 38 reports:

• The Maine State Housing Authority says homeowners who've been receiving recorded phone messages from someone using its name should be wary of a scam. Callers tell homeowners to call the "Maine Housing Authority" to help with foreclosures or to refinance their mortgage. Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick says the calls are not coming from the state agency, which does not make automated calls offering foreclosure assistance. McCormick says scam artists using sophisticated computer software can make it appear a call is coming from a legitimate organization. State officials say anyone receiving these calls should not give out any personal information such as Social Security number or credit information.

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