Consumer and Financial Fraud
When consumers are in financial stress they often turn to professionals for financial management help, unfortunately, unaware consumers can easily be taken advantage of by greedy professionals and corporations.
Financial lawyers seek to resolve financial fraud, harassment, and abuse. Legal guidance and lawsuits can involve bankruptcy help, credit card abuse and fraud, predatory lending, mortgage scams, creditor harassment, financial privacy and security rights, excessive interest rates, illegal or unauthorized fees, and deceptive business practices.
The Truth in Lending Act and the Consumer Credit Protection Act are federal regulations designed to protect consumer's financial rights in regards to credit reporting and loan processing practices.
FINANCIAL ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS Attorney Wants Phantom Fees Returned to Madoff Survivors
 Miami, FL: Lawyers at Dimond, Kaplan & Rothstein have seen a lot of hurt investors over the years—many of them victims of ponzi schemes less elaborate than the one Bernie Madoff ran, but ponzi schemes all the same. “The moral compass of people who commit those kinds of crimes is something that my partners and I will never understand,” says Jeffrey Kaplan. “You either have a moral compass, or you don’t. We’ll never be able to understand what goes through the head of someone who can commit such a heinous fraud.” [ Read More ]
When Employers Fail, ERISA Laws Protect Employee Benefit Plans
 San Francisco, CA: When it comes to providing employee stock options, there are rules that employers must follow to ensure the stock options are run to the benefit of employees who invest in stock option plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) mandates that fiduciaries, that is people who manage stock option and other benefit plans, follow certain guidelines so that employees can earn the most from their stock option plans. [ Read More ]
Could Stock Broker Arbitration Be Nearing an End?
 Tempe, AZ: For many years now, stock broker arbitration has been the only means of settling a dispute with a stock broker or a brokerage firm. Regardless of whether the allegation was stock broker fraud, mismanagement of funds or other unethical dealings, investors had to turn to stock broker arbitration to settle their dispute. However, a recent request from President Barack Obama might just change all that. [ Read More ]
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NOV-10-08: The Boise-based real-estate company DBSI has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, following a $2 billion class action suit filed against it in October. The national real-estate firm is accused of engaging in securities fraud, banking fraud and tax fraud. [IDAHO STATESMAN: DBSI FINANCIAL FRAUD]
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NOV-10-08: A jury has found an Oakland landlord guilty of withholding security deposits and has awarded the tenants $5.5 million in fines and reimbursements. Richard Thomas, the landlord, was found to have withheld more than $180,000 in security deposits over the past 10 years. [MERCURY NEWS: $5.5 MILLION AWARDED TO TENANTS]
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NOV-03-08: A settlement of $2.1 million has been awarded to the sole heir of a 98-year-old woman and her mentally challenged daughter, in what is being described as a major financial elder-abuse case. [PRESS DEMOCRAT: FINANCIAL EDLER ABUSE SETTLEMENT]
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NOV-03-08: Sonora Police Department have arrested a handyman who was stealing checks from a 99-year-old woman. Fifty-two-year-old Danny Rodgers stole 3 checks from the victim between August and October, and forged a total of $526.
[MYMOTHERLODE: FINACIAL ELDER ABUSE]
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OCT-13-08: A 90-year old woman has killed herself in her house, before deputies could escort her out. She owned her home for 38 years, but it was worth less than the mortgage. Addie Polk is being called the face of a national tragedy, as the sub-prime mortgage scandal melts the US economy, sending millions of Americans in perilous financial waters. [AP: 90 YEAR OLD KILLS HERSELF OVER FORECLOSURE]
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OCT-06-08: A former Rhode Island hospital executive was convicted Monday on mail fraud and conspiracy charges in a political influence peddling scandal. [UPI: MAIL FRAUD]
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Capital One All Hassles No Rewards Card
I made the mistake of getting a Capital One Credit Card. I was using there online Bill Pay to pay my bill and it had a error saying payment didn't go through,So then i tried again and i got the same error. So i went ahead and sent a check so my payment would not be late. Next thing you know i checked my balance 2 days later and both the payments that were errors online went through overdrawing my bank account and i had a check on the way to them too.
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| Mutual Fund Losses alleging financial advisors breached fiduciary duties by not looking out for investors best interests. |
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| American Express allegedly failed to properly inform customers of Blue Cash credit card offer components. |
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| Unethical Business Zimmer Holdings Inc. pays $169.5 million settlement for its financial relationships with consulting orthopedic surgeons. |
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Company refusal to re-imburse for overdraft fee
Defendant: Bank Of America
This company refused to re-imburse me because they claimed it took longer than 90 days and that their computers could not reach past 90 days. I had tried earlier and they refused. They've taken about 200 dollars from me this time.
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Financial and Consumer Fraud
 The financial rights of citizens and residents can be breached and damaged by businesses promoting fraudulent services, products, investments, and opportunities. These unlawful activities can be classified as consumer and financial fraud. Protecting yourself and your neighbors against fraud and exercising your individual rights concerning financial and consumer fraud starts with you.
Some examples of consumer and financial fraud include: - Business Opportunities Fraud, Small Business Scams
- Mortgage Loans, Title Loans, and Home Refinancing Scams
- Fair Credit Reporting, Credit Card Fraud
- Stock, Investment and Insurance Fraud
- Negative Option (you pay unless you cancel) Marketing Plans
- Tax Evasion Schemes
- Identify Theft/ Fraud
- Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices
- Internet and Email Fraud
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Internet Scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says the top internet and email scams include: Online Auctions, Credit Card Theft/Fraud, Internet Access Services scams, International Modem Dialing, Travel and Vacation offers, Health and Diet products, Pyramid Schemes, Business Opportunities, and Investment services or programs. Read tips from the FTC on fraud prevention and protection.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also released some guidelines against Internet Fraud and Internet Investment Scams.
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