Tag: Fraud
![Is Flats Chicago practicing review fraud? Is Flats Chicago practicing review fraud?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/241/293241.jpg?preset=yosize)
Is Flats Chicago practicing review fraud?
YoChicago has zero tolerance for the comment fraud and review fraud that some inept landlords and rental services seem to find attractive. Our Pri [...]
![Apartment rental fraud made easy? Apartment rental fraud made easy?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/690/292690.jpg?preset=yosize)
Apartment rental fraud made easy?
Low income or lack of employment keeping you from qualifying for the apartment you want?
Not a problem. If you scan Craigslist apartment for r [...]
![Never send a nickel to a Craigslist poster Never send a nickel to a Craigslist poster](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/732/107732.jpg?preset=yosize)
Never send a nickel to a Craigslist poster
Craigslist posters often scrape photos from Realtor listings and use them to enhance the credibility of fraudulent offers. The most common form of [...]
Is the Chicago Association of Realtors fostering trademark fraud?
Real estate agents often have a long list of acronyms corresponding to "professional" designations following their names. My generally-accurate rule o [...]
![Is it finally handcuffs time for Exchange Apartment Finders? Is it finally handcuffs time for Exchange Apartment Finders?](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/227/283227.jpg)
Is it finally handcuffs time for Exchange Apartment Finders?
As far back as November 2000 Exchange Apartment Finders was fined for practicing real estate without a license and ordered to obtain one. We've found [...]
![Living La Vida Loca at the edge of Logan Square Living La Vida Loca at the edge of Logan Square](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D3wjyRNtcDo/hqdefault.jpg)
Living La Vida Loca at the edge of Logan Square
The developer promised Dolce Living at Springfield Vue condominiums, 1920 N Springfield at the edge of Logan Square. What I saw at the site was cl [...]
![From Yo’s archives – before the sun set on Sunrise’s Ponzi scheme From Yo’s archives – before the sun set on Sunrise’s Ponzi scheme](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/411/275411.jpg)
From Yo’s archives – before the sun set on Sunrise’s Ponzi scheme
Five years ago our staff was breathlessly writing the following:
Community is key at Pure, a 13-story high-rise slated for construction at 24 S [...]
Jay Strauss to plead guilty to defrauding condo owners
The the last time we called attention to Jay Strauss, co-owner of defunct Regent Realty Group, we noted that 3 years had passed between the time charg [...]
Attorney General sues Chicago-area mortgage scammers
Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed lawsuits against a number of companies and individuals involved in fraudulent loan modification and mortgage r [...]
Has someone recorded a deed to your home?
Back in my long-ago days as a practicing attorney I took on a pro bono client, a very convincing elderly lady, who claimed that the previous owners we [...]
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