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Fraud Worsens Foreclosure Crisis
Continue to the storyScams to Stave Off Foreclosures Victimize Home Owners Again. As more people lose their homes, foreclosure fraud scams have spiked, with Prince George's recording the most cases of fraud in Maryland, said state mortgage fraud investigator Stephen Prozeralik. Most scams involve a "helpful" buyer who promises to save a troubled homeowner's property, by purchasing it from him to stave off foreclosure. The buyer usually collects rent up front and promises to sell the house back to the homeowner eventually, but instead strips any equity and fails to pay the mortgage, victimizing the owner once again.