Herald Tribune-
In many cases, owners lose their homes — and lifelong savings, while attorneys profit.
“At heart, these are confidence scams,” said Lawrance Evans, director of Financial Markets for the Government Accountability Office, which studies foreclosure rescue fraud for Congress. “These schemes more than ever are involving attorneys. Attorneys sort of bring that air of legitimacy, and unfortunately, they’re still duping folks.
“It all sounds good until the music stops.”