Foreclosure Predators in Colorado
Homeowners falling behind on their payments are also falling victim to foreclosure predators. Once a property owner has missed two or three monthly payments, a lender routinely files a public notice of default with the county recorder’s office. This is the road to formal foreclosure. Scam artists simply have to read the notices to find possible victims. They then descend on the homeowners with an outstretched hand and offer to help, and trick them into signing over title to their homes. Usually, the rescuer is a stranger, who contacts them with a “great offer” to save their home. They say that they or another third party can temporarily “share” or assume title to the homeowner’s property That way, with someone else’s name on the title, struggling homeowners can refinance and improve their credit. And then once their credit is repaired, they would get sole title back. But in reality, this is when the second round of trouble starts. Victims find that their name has been removed from the ...

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