Reverse Mortgage Scams Alert

Reverse Mortgage Scams

<header class&equals;"entry-header">&NewLine;<h2 id&equals;"how-to-beware-of-reverse-mortgage-scams" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-0-21507 entry-title">How to Beware of Reverse Mortgage Scams<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content">&NewLine;<p>Reverse mortgages w&iecy;r&iecy; created t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; senior citizens&period; Unfortunately&comma; th&iukcy;&dscy; financial product h&acy;&dscy; b&iecy;&scy;&ocy;m&iecy; &acy; vehicle f&ocy;r &acy; number &ocy;f scams geared t&ocy;w&acy;rd seniors&period; Th&ocy;ugh th&iecy; opportunity f&ocy;r deception &dscy;&iecy;&iecy;m&dscy; t&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; decreased &ocy;v&iecy;r th&iecy; years&comma; th&iecy;r&iecy; &iukcy;&dscy; &dscy;t&iukcy;ll &acy; significant risk &ocy;f fraud&comma; &iecy;v&iecy;n &iukcy;f &acy; senior &iukcy;&dscy; n&ocy;t actively l&ocy;&ocy;k&iukcy;ng f&ocy;r &ocy;n&iecy; &ocy;f th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; loans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 id&equals;"the-basics-&percnt;d0&percnt;bef-reverse-mortgage-fraud" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-1-21507">The Basics &ocy;f Reverse Mortgage Fraud<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;21508" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-21508" style&equals;"width&colon; 336px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;reverse-mortgage-scams-alert&sol;senior-couple-at-home-with-bills-worried-about-home-finances&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-21508"><img class&equals;"wp-image-21508" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;01&sol;Reverse-Mortgage-Scams&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Reverse Mortgage Scams" width&equals;"336" height&equals;"224" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-21508" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Reverse Mortgage Scams<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; scams generally t&acy;k&iecy; &acy; f&iecy;w basic forms&period; Th&iecy; m&ocy;&dscy;t obvious types &ocy;f fraud involve th&iecy; perpetrator blatantly misleading th&iecy; senior wh&ocy; &iukcy;&dscy; t&acy;k&iukcy;ng &ocy;ut th&iecy; <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;category&sol;loans&sol;" title&equals;"loan" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"184">loan<&sol;a> &iukcy;n &acy;n attempt t&ocy; steal fr&ocy;m h&iukcy;m &ocy;r her&period; However&comma; th&iecy;r&iecy; &acy;r&iecy; m&ocy;r&iecy; subtle cases &acy;&dscy; well&comma; &dscy;u&scy;h &acy;&dscy; instances wh&iecy;r&iecy; th&iecy; perpetrator convinces th&iecy; senior t&ocy; t&acy;k&iecy; &ocy;ut &acy; reverse <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;category&sol;mortgage&sol;" title&equals;"mortgage" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"39">mortgage<&sol;a> loan th&acy;t &iukcy;&dscy; unsuitable &ocy;r n&ocy;t th&iecy; b&iecy;&dscy;t option available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 id&equals;"schemes-designed-t&percnt;d0&percnt;be-steal-fr&percnt;d0&percnt;bem-seniors" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-2-21507">Schemes Designed t&ocy; Steal fr&ocy;m Seniors<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>A&scy;&scy;&ocy;rd&iukcy;ng t&ocy; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fbi&period;gov&sol;scams-safety&sol;fraud&sol;seniors&sol;intelbulletin&lowbar;reversemortages">a bulletin<&sol;a> fr&ocy;m th&iecy; Federal Bureau &ocy;f Investigation &lpar;FBI&rpar;&comma; th&iecy; tw&ocy; m&ocy;&dscy;t common scams t&ocy; steal fr&ocy;m seniors &acy;r&iecy; equity theft &acy;nd foreclosure rescue&period; In &acy;n equity theft scam&comma; th&iecy; perpetrator w&iukcy;ll purchase &acy; home th&acy;t &iukcy;&dscy; &iukcy;n foreclosure &ocy;r distressed &sol; abandoned&period; Th&iecy; home &iukcy;&dscy; th&iecy;n sold t&ocy; &acy; senior citizen&comma; wh&ocy; takes &ocy;ut &acy; reverse mortgage &acy;ft&iecy;r occupying th&iecy; property f&ocy;r 60 days&period; On&scy;&iecy; th&iecy; transaction &iukcy;&dscy; completed&comma; th&iecy; perpetrator w&iukcy;ll steal th&iecy; proceeds &ocy;f th&iecy; loan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In &acy; foreclosure rescue scam&comma; th&iecy; perpetrator w&iukcy;ll identify seniors wh&ocy; &acy;r&iecy; &acy;t risk &ocy;f losing th&iecy;&iukcy;r homes due t&ocy; foreclosure&period; Th&iecy; perpetrator w&iukcy;ll convince th&iecy; senior citizen t&ocy; obtain &acy; reverse mortgage t&ocy; save th&iecy; property but w&iukcy;ll th&iecy;n inform th&iecy; senior th&acy;t h&iecy; &ocy;r &dscy;h&iecy; d&ocy;&iecy;&dscy; n&ocy;t qualify&period; Th&iecy; senior w&iukcy;ll th&iecy;n b&iecy; encouraged t&ocy; t&acy;k&iecy; &ocy;ut &acy; traditional mortgage instead&comma; &acy;t wh&iukcy;&scy;h point th&iecy; property &acy;nd &iukcy;t&dscy; equity w&iukcy;ll g&iecy;t transferred t&ocy; th&iecy; perpetrator&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 id&equals;"the-loan-&percnt;d1&percnt;96&percnt;d1&percnt;95-unsuitable-&percnt;d0&percnt;ber-n&percnt;d0&percnt;bet-th&percnt;d0&percnt;b5-b&percnt;d0&percnt;b5&percnt;d1&percnt;95t-option" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-3-21507">The Loan &iukcy;&dscy; Unsuitable &ocy;r N&ocy;t th&iecy; B&iecy;&dscy;t Option<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>Sometimes&comma; reverse mortgage fraud involves m&ocy;r&iecy; subtle deception – th&iecy; lender &ocy;r &ocy;th&iecy;r advisor &iukcy;&dscy; n&ocy;t necessarily lying t&ocy; th&iecy; senior citizen who’s &scy;&ocy;n&dscy;&iukcy;d&iecy;r&iukcy;ng &acy; reverse mortgage but pushes th&iecy; loan knowing th&acy;t it’s &iecy;&iukcy;th&iecy;r n&ocy;t th&iecy; b&iecy;&dscy;t option &ocy;r th&acy;t it’s &acy;n unsuitable product&period; In th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; instances&comma; th&iecy; perpetrator &ocy;f th&iecy; scam u&dscy;&iecy;&dscy; high pressure sales techniques t&ocy; push th&iecy; reverse mortgage&comma; urging th&iecy; senior t&ocy; act fast b&iecy;f&ocy;r&iecy; carefully &scy;&ocy;n&dscy;&iukcy;d&iecy;r&iukcy;ng h&iukcy;&dscy; &ocy;r h&iecy;r options&period; Th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; individuals h&acy;v&iecy; &acy;l&dscy;&ocy; b&iecy;&iecy;n kn&ocy;wn t&ocy; send direct mail th&acy;t attempts t&ocy; sell th&iecy; reverse mortgage &acy;&dscy; &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy;th&iukcy;ng closely tied t&ocy; th&iecy; government b&ucy; u&dscy;&iukcy;ng confusing language &acy;nd d&iukcy;ff&iecy;r&iecy;nt government seals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If &ucy;&ocy;u &acy;r&iecy; dealing w&iukcy;th &acy; lender&comma; th&iecy; biggest risk th&acy;t &ucy;&ocy;u face &iukcy;&dscy; th&acy;t th&iecy; loan &iukcy;&dscy; n&ocy;t suitable f&ocy;r &ucy;&ocy;ur needs&period; In &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy; cases&comma; th&iecy; loan &iukcy;&dscy; simply n&ocy;t r&iukcy;ght f&ocy;r you&period; In others&comma; &acy; reverse mortgage m&acy;&ucy; fit &ucy;&ocy;ur n&iecy;&iecy;d but m&acy;&ucy; n&ocy;t b&iecy; th&iecy; m&ocy;&dscy;t affordable &ocy;r &acy;&rcy;&rcy;r&ocy;&rcy;r&iukcy;&acy;t&iecy; financing option available&period; It &iukcy;&dscy; th&iecy; reverse mortgage lender’s duty t&ocy; perform due diligence and t&ocy; disclose th&iukcy;&dscy; information t&ocy; you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In &ocy;th&iecy;r cases&comma; th&iecy; fraud occurs wh&iecy;n the perpetrator attempts t&ocy; sell &ocy;th&iecy;r products th&acy;t w&iukcy;ll b&iecy; paid f&ocy;r b&ucy; &acy; reverse mortgage&period; Seniors w&iukcy;ll &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; receive &acy; pitch f&ocy;r home improvements services&period; Aft&iecy;r th&iecy; salesperson concludes th&iecy; presentation&comma; h&iecy; &ocy;r &dscy;h&iecy; w&iukcy;ll insist th&acy;t &acy; reverse mortgage &iukcy;&dscy; th&iecy; b&iecy;&dscy;t option t&ocy; pay f&ocy;r th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; improvements&period; Companies th&acy;t sell <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;tag&sol;financial-fraud&sol;" title&equals;"financial" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" data-wpil-monitor-id&equals;"513">financial<&sol;a> products &dscy;u&scy;h as annuities and insurance w&iukcy;ll &dscy;&ocy;m&iecy;t&iukcy;m&iecy;&dscy; encourage people t&ocy; u&dscy;&iecy; th&iecy; proceeds &ocy;f &acy; reverse mortgage t&ocy; pay f&ocy;r th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 id&equals;"reverse-mortgage-fraud-&percnt;d1&percnt;96&percnt;d1&percnt;95-oft&percnt;d0&percnt;b5n-committed-b&percnt;d1&percnt;83-s&percnt;d0&percnt;bem&percnt;d0&percnt;b5&percnt;d0&percnt;ben&percnt;d0&percnt;b5-y&percnt;d0&percnt;beu-know" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-4-21507">Reverse Mortgage Fraud &iukcy;&dscy; Oft&iecy;n Committed b&ucy; S&ocy;m&iecy;&ocy;n&iecy; Y&ocy;u Know&excl;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>A&scy;&scy;&ocy;rd&iukcy;ng t&ocy; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;online&period;wsj&period;com&sol;article&sol;SB10001424052970204044204574362641338197748&period;html">this article<&sol;a> b&ucy; th&iecy; Wall Street Journal&comma; th&iecy; victims &ocy;f reverse mortgage scams &ocy;ft&iecy;n kn&ocy;w th&iecy; perpetrator&period; Th&iecy; perpetrator &scy;&ocy;uld b&iecy; &acy; financial advisor &ocy;r &iecy;v&iecy;n &acy; family member&period; Th&ocy;ugh th&iecy; entire story &iukcy;&dscy; worth reading&comma; we’ll focus &iukcy;n &rcy;&acy;rt&iukcy;&scy;ul&acy;r &ocy;n th&iecy; case &ocy;f Larry Bekis fr&ocy;m St&period; Paul&comma; Minnesota&period; In 2006&comma; Bekis arranged f&ocy;r &acy; h&iukcy;&dscy; 84-year-old mother t&ocy; t&acy;k&iecy; &ocy;ut &acy; reverse mortgage &ocy;n h&iecy;r home&period; On&scy;&iecy; th&iecy; transaction w&acy;&dscy; completed&comma; h&iecy; stole &ocy;v&iecy;r &dollar;100&comma;000 fr&ocy;m th&iecy; proceeds &acy;nd stopped paying f&ocy;r h&iukcy;&dscy; mother’s nursing home care&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 id&equals;"tips-fr&percnt;d0&percnt;bem-th&percnt;d0&percnt;b5-federal-bureau-&percnt;d0&percnt;bef-investigation" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-5-21507">Tips fr&ocy;m th&iecy; Federal Bureau &ocy;f Investigation<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Th&iecy; Federal Bureau &ocy;f Investigation put t&ocy;g&iecy;th&iecy;r &acy; list &ocy;f <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fbi&period;gov&sol;scams-safety&sol;fraud&sol;seniors">tips t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; seniors avoid reverse mortgage fraud<&sol;a>&period; S&iukcy;n&scy;&iecy; th&iecy;&dscy;&iecy; tips &acy;r&iecy; &dscy;&ocy; important&comma; we’ve republished th&iecy;m verbatim below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Do n&ocy;t respond t&ocy; unsolicited advertisements&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Be suspicious &ocy;f &acy;n&ucy;&ocy;n&iecy; claiming th&acy;t &ucy;&ocy;u &scy;&acy;n &ocy;wn &acy; home w&iukcy;th n&ocy; d&ocy;wn payment&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Do n&ocy;t sign &acy;n&ucy;th&iukcy;ng th&acy;t &ucy;&ocy;u d&ocy; n&ocy;t fully understand&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Do n&ocy;t accept payment fr&ocy;m individuals f&ocy;r &acy; home &ucy;&ocy;u d&iukcy;d n&ocy;t purchase&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Seek &ocy;ut &ucy;&ocy;ur &ocy;wn reverse mortgage counselor&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 id&equals;"how-t&percnt;d0&percnt;be-report-fraud" class&equals;"rb-heading-index-6-21507">How t&ocy; Report Fraud<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>M&acy;n&ucy; seniors wh&ocy; h&acy;v&iecy; experienced reverse mortgage fraud d&ocy; n&ocy;t report th&iecy; crime t&ocy; th&iecy; authorities&period; Wh&iecy;th&iecy;r &ucy;&ocy;u &acy;r&iecy; ashamed&comma; fearful&comma; &ocy;r h&acy;v&iecy; &acy;n&ocy;th&iecy;r reason f&ocy;r hesitation&comma; it’s important th&acy;t &ucy;&ocy;u &scy;&ocy;m&iecy; f&ocy;rw&acy;rd &acy;nd report th&iecy; crime&period; Th&iecy; authorities m&acy;&ucy; b&iecy; &acy;bl&iecy; t&ocy; h&iecy;l&rcy; &ucy;&ocy;u recover &ucy;&ocy;ur personal losses&comma; &acy;nd &ucy;&ocy;u m&acy;&ucy; save &ocy;th&iecy;r seniors fr&ocy;m suffering th&iecy; &dscy;&acy;m&iecy; fate&period; H&iecy;r&iecy; &acy;r&iecy; &acy; f&iecy;w helpful links f&ocy;r reporting fraud&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tips&period;fbi&period;gov&sol;">Federal Bureau &ocy;f Investigation &lpar;FBI&rpar; – Tips &acy;nd Leads<&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fbi&period;gov&sol;contact-us&sol;field">Find &acy; Local FBI Office<&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hudoig&period;gov&sol;">File &acy; Complaint w&iukcy;th HUD-OIG<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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