Fraud can come in a number of different forms including identity fraud, investment scams, mortgage fraud and title fraud. If someone steals your cell phone you may encounter wireless fraud. Fraud means misrepresenting yourself or some fact about yourself to gain something unlawfully. Read, watch and listen to Think Glink content to learn about the different kinds of fraud and how to protect yourself.
Seller Disclosure Laws May Allow You to Sue for Fraud or Damages
Seller disclosure laws may allow homeowners to sue for fraud or damages of recently purchased house. Home buyers that discover fraud or damages in new home may be allowed to sue under seller disclosure laws. Homeowners should contact a real estate attorney to discover if they can sue for fraud or damages under seller disclosure laws. After purchasing a house and finding damages a homeowner can sue for fraud under seller disclosure laws.
Accountant Steals Refund Checks
A tax filer has an accountant "friend" who filed tax returns but had the money deposited into his account. The accountant is likely guilty of fraud for stealing the tax returns. The filer should contact the IRS immediately and learn to file their own taxes for the future.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – January 4, 2009
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce ran down the good news about the stock market: A 6 percent rally left the Dow up at 9,034 on the first trading day of 2009. Ilyce took questions about annuities, whether there is any help for real estate investors who have been the victims of fraud, what kind of claim to make against a computer company whose equipment shocked the owner and erased all the data, what to do when foreclosure is imminent, and how to help a son who has a car that's worth half of what it was brand new a year ago (and who really doesn't have a clue when it comes to money). Also, Ilyce talked about her FREE Book offer, available at the ThinkGlink.com store. You can download the podcast here or at iTunes.com. For show notes and updates through the week, check out her blog at www.thinkglink.com/blog . Sign up for Ilyce's free weekly newsletter on the ThinkGlink.com home page. Check out the videos at www.expertrealestatetips.net. Subscribe to her YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/expertrealestatetips and friend her to be notified about new videos.
Home Equity Loan Fraud Due To Missing Title Names
A bank issues a home equity loan on a home that has four people listed on the title: a husband, wife and in-laws. The bank approved the home equity loan without all four people signing the documents and the husband is concerned his father-in-law may come after him. Was the bank wrong to approve the home equity loan? What liability does the husband have for the home equity loan?
Foreclosure After Contractor Botches Home Remodeling
What can you do when a contractor fails to live up to his contract in a kitchen remodeling project? Hire an attorney to go over the contract with you to understand your rights in this botched remodeling situation. It's especially hard if you later face foreclosure on the same home.
Water Damage: Seller Disclosure Issue?
When it comes to proving disclosure fraud, the buyers have to prove that the sellers knew or should have known about the problem. This recent home seller's buyer claims he knew about the potential for water damage and should have mentioned it as part of seller disclosure prior to the home sale. The home seller says he had minimal water damage while living in the home and wants to know how to interact with the home buyer concerning the issues of water damage and seller disclosure.
BBB Warns Senior Citizens About Telephone Scams
Grandparents across the country are receiving calls from their grandchildren who are in trouble. They've been in an accident, or arrested and they nee...
Comments on the show — Buffing Out Granite
Some contractors called in to say that you can buff out granite and mable, which I know to be true. The problem is that if the stone is flawed, no amo...
MovingScam.com
If you're moving, be sure to check out movingscam.com before you hire someone. There's a terrible scam where the bill of lading is doubled after your ...
Quit Claim Deed Won’t Remove Lien
When you owe money to creditors they may put a lien on your home. When you sell your home you have to pay off the liens with the proceeds from the sale. Transferring ownership of your home using a quit claim deed will not remove the liens. Using a quit claim deed in this situation may be a fraudulent conveyance.