Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
Saturday, February 06, 2016
Novice Renter Goes For The Bait, Gets Reeled In By Rent Scammer After Seeing Craigslist Ad; Victim Now $580 Poorer
In Salina, Kansas, the Salina Journal reports:
A teen who paid a rent deposit on a house after seeing an ad on Craig's List realized she'd been scammed and didn't send more money for the first month's rent, a police department spokesman said.
Capt. Mike Sweeney said the 19-year-old woman sent a Moneygram for $580 as a deposit for a house on Birch Street, but when no one met her at the house to show her the inside she became suspicious.
Sweeney said she recontacted the people in Germansville, Pa., who said they were renting the house. When she was told to send more money, she instead reported the incident to police.
Sweeney said the teen sent the money at 3 p.m. Jan. 9. She reported the scam Friday.
Generally, Sweeney said, prospective renters can see the inside of a house or apartment before paying money to anyone. He said landlords do not typically require payment by Moneygram, but people conducting scams often do because Moneygrams can be picked up and cashed anywhere.
CBC News: Betrayal of Trust (A CBC investigation reveals how lawyers across Canada have misappropriated and mishandled clients money, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, or sometimes even charging vulnerable people top dollar for shoddy services)
Land Contract/Contract For Deed/Rent-To-Own Rackets
The New York Times: The Housing Trap (In the wake of the housing crisis, low-income families have turned to seller financing to buy homes but these deals can be a money trap)
Beware The Fine Print: Consumers Forced To Sign Away Their Rights To Use Court System
The NY Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice(Part 1 in series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court)
Foreclosure Mills' Abysmal Record In Complying With New NYS Foreclosure Requirements
Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners
MFY Legal Services Report On Questionable Practices By Process Servers In Debt Collection Cases
Justice Disserved: A Preliminary Analysis of the Exceptionally
Low Appearance Rate by Defendants in Lawsuits Filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York
Mortgage Mess Redux: Robo-Signers Return (A Reuters investigation finds that many banks are still employing the controversial foreclosure practices that sparked a major outcry last year)
CNN Video: As Foreclosures Mount, Florida Court Turns To 'Rocket Docket'
The Wall Street Journal: A Florida Court's 'Rocket Docket' Blasts Through Foreclosure Cases (2 Questions, 15 Seconds, 45 Days to Get Out; 'What's to Talk About?' Says a Judge)
"Produce The Note" Strategy When Dealing With Missing Promissory Notes In Foreclosure Actions
ABC Video: Fighting Against Foreclosure (Some homeowners have found a new tactic to keep the banks at bay)
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