Short-sale scams

More homeowners than ever are being approached by those proffering fraudulent foreclosure rescue services, according to the National Short Sale Center.
 
The types of fraud circulating include sale-leasebacks, quitclaims, stripping homeowner equity, and misleading homeowners into signing over deeds. And with the administration's mortgage relief initiatives and its recent push for modifications, dozens of bogus companies with official-sounding names and fake Web sites mimicking the fonts and layouts of government sites claim to help struggling homeowners modify their mortgages