Hometown appraisal fraud

An FBI sting operation netted residents of Wilmette and Highland Park in an appraisal scam that inflated the value of a rundown property by more than 100 percent, according to the Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Fraudulent mortgage schemes seem to be everywhere these days. Hauling away a few more practitioners in handcuffs may help to slow the trend.

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