FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
February 9, 2012
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
Alabama Attorney General
Suzanne Webb (334) 242-7351
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AG STRANGE, BANKING SUPERINTENDENT HARRISON GIVE
WARNING OF FRAUD CALLS ABOUT MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Luther Strange and Banking
Superintendent John Harrison are warning consumers to be wary of scam
callers who pretend to represent mortgage holders or government agencies, and
who try to get the consumers’ personal account information for unscrupulous
purposes. Even before today’s $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement was
announced, Alabama consumers received phone calls trying to trick them into
giving out financial information that could be exploited and abused. Several
such calls have been reported throughout the day.
Attorney General Strange and Superintendent Harrison urge consumers
to never give financial account information over the telephone to someone who
calls unless they are certain of who the caller is. They emphasized that
government agencies and financial institutions would not call and ask for this
information. If someone calls and asks consumers to give their personal
information, it is very likely to be a fraudulent scam attempt, they said.
If consumers are uncertain and want to check, they should contact
directly their mortgage holders or the government agency that was claimed to
be represented.
The websites for agencies and phone numbers for the mortgage
companies are listed below. In particular, detailed information for borrowers
seeking information is available at this link:
http://www.nationalmortgagesettlement.com/help
For more information on the proposed agreement:
www.NationalMortgageSettlement.com Bank of America: 1-877-488-7814
www.HUD.gov Citi: 1-866-272-4749
www.DOJ.gov Chase: 1-866-372-6901
GMAC: 1-800-766-4622
Wells Fargo: 1-800-288-3212
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