BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in South Florida say investigation is expanding into a loan modification fraud scam perpetrated by a fake law firm.
Boca Raton police tell the South Florida Sun Sentinel (https://bit.ly/2d2U2Jq ) that 50 additional people have filed complaints about the fake Asset Protection Law Firm. That’s on top of 30 previous homeowners involved in the case, and police say the probe may spread to other states.
Authorities say the scam targeted homeowners seeking relief from high mortgages. The firm told people they could stop paying their mortgages while their problems were straightened out. But instead the firm simply kept upfront charges and monthly fees and did no real work.
The firm also went by several other names. Two men who operated it are charged with practicing law without a license.
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