Appraisal fraud
May 15th, 2010 Posted in Detection, Real Estate Fraud
Appraisal fraud. Appraisal fraud is a part of most mortgage fraud scams. A dishonest appraiser inflates the value of the property. When the seller gets the check at the closing for a bogus amount, he pays off the appraiser and anyone else involved in the scam. Usually, the borrower doesn’t make any payments and the house goes to foreclosure.
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