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Loan mod offers bring even more mortgage troubles - KING 5
“I get calls every day from someone saying, ‘They took my $1,500, now they won't return my calls,'" Assistant Attorney General David Huey said. -
Scammers taking advantage of recession - KXLY TV
"The bad guys always gravitate where the opportunity is and right now the opportunity is people who are behind in home payments, unemployed or both," AG Rob McKenna said. - Online fraud increases as state law enforcement faces cuts - Seattle P-I
“We're seeing people who gave up their last $500 by someone promising a job," Consumer Protection Division Chief Doug Walsh said. "You pay the money, and that's the last you ever see of that person."
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