Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Mortgage Scams Identity Theft News - Wed Nov 23, 2011


Online Mortgage Scams Shut Down, Search Engines Cut Ties
Reverse Mortgage Daily
Dozens of mortgage modification scams through Web banners and ads on Yahoo! and Bing have been shut down by the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) as of Monday. An ongoing investigation conducted by ...
Criminal probe into online mortgage scams widens
Newsday
Click here Criminal probe into online mortgage scams widens Originally published: November 21, 2011 4:32 PM Updated: November 21, 2011 8:25 PM By The Associated Press MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer) (AP) -- A criminal investigation into mortgage ...
US Watchdog, Microsoft Halt Mortgage Scam Advertising
NASDAQ
( MSFT) has suspended ads from more than 400 Internet advertisers suspected of promoting onlinemortgage-modification scams. The action by the special inspector general for the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program represents the latest effort to ...
Two Local Agencies Receive Federal Funding
WKBN/WYFX-TV
Two local organizations have received federal assistance to help homeowners prevent foreclosure andmortgage scams. Compass Family and Community Services Financial Education Program and Catholic Charities Regional Agency's Housing Counseling Program ...
Business briefs
Arizona Daily Star
s Bing search engine agreed to stop accepting ads from hundreds of Internet advertisers and agencies tied to scams that made bogus promises to homeowners hoping to avoid foreclosure by modifying their mortgages. The ban also applies to Yahoo Inc., ...
Criminal probe into online mortgage scams widens
CBS News
The crackdown had shuttered 125 mortgage scams by Monday, up from 85 last week, when the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program announced it was cleaning up the misconduct on Google. The US Treasury Department ...

Feds Shut Down Mortgage Scammers on Bing/Yahoo
By Pamela Parker
The online advertising mortgage scam investigation announced last week by the Treasury Department involves Bing and Yahoo, as well as Google. the agency ha.
Criminal probe into online mortgage scams widens - seattlepi.com
"Microsoft is committed to preventing fraud within its advertising network and online community and is working closely with the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to help tackle the problem of fraudulent ...
BBB warns of mortgage relief scams | Watch Your Buck
By watchyourbuck
BBB warns of mortgage relief scams. Posted on November 22, 2011. Working for Better Business Bureau, I have learned to stay calm while listening to consumers' complaints and to keep a professional distance. However, every so often, I still ...

Criminal probe into online mortgage scams widens - PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- A criminal investigation into mortgage swindlers who lured their victims with deceptive online ads is widening.
Online Mortgage Scams Face Increased Government Crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO — A criminal investigation into mortgage swindlers has expanded beyond deceptive advertising on Google's Internet search engine to root ...
Government closes mortgage scams tied to Google - Democratic ...
Government closes mortgage scams tied to Google.



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