Thursday March 26, 2009
The financial crisis going on in this country right now is putting a lot of people in bad positions. Of course we know that many homes have been foreclosed across the country and now with that is coming people who are using scams, making out to be coming to the rescue but are putting these poor people in a bigger hole.
I found an article from the Contra Costa Times about these people using scams. The article mentions that the number of complaints about scams from homeowners in less than has gone from 10 to 500. So people are out there trying to scam people that are in no position to turn someone down for supposed help. It just ingrains the point that people need to be very careful about who they trust with their money, as I have mentioned in a past blog. The article mentions that these people using the scams will take money up front for promised help but things are never done and then the homeowner is out of luck, so do not pay upfront, wait until what is said to be done is done. I do not blame some of these homeowners for trying to do everything they can to make their bleak situation better but people need to know that these criminals are out there with no soul trying to take advantage of people in the deepest despair. The article goes on to mention "red flags" to look out for to prevent people from getting scammed by these people. This article was very informative in letting people know that are in trouble that there are people out there trying to hurt them and just pay attention to what might be too goo to be true. The article gives contact information in cases of scams and the proper people to contact in regards to scams and tough money situations. So the main thing I got from this article is to just be aware of these people using scams out in this dropping house market today and if the person sounds too good to be true it is probably not the case.
I hate to see people trying to scam people already having trouble, is there no compassion in the world today. It just shows you that white collar crime is a major problem even if it is not televised or in the paper as much as violent crime. This is affecting people tremendously and could even land them homeless out on the streets, these people need to be punished harshly.
Source: Contra Costa Times
You're right, this is a sad situation. I work in a bank, and we've seen elderly people trying to cash these large, fraudulent checks recently. They get these lottery scams in the mail, think they've won the lottery, and the next thing they know their entire savings is gone. It's horrible!
ReplyDeleteWow that is terrible. Sorry Jessica I have not gotten back to you I have not been looking at my blog recently. I will have to check yours out. Thanks for the comment.
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