What is GREFPAC?
The Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention and Awareness Coalition (GREFPAC) is comprised of concerned individuals and professionals from all aspects of the real estate industry, working together with federal, state and local regulators and law enforcement agencies, to create environments that promote honesty, openness & fairness in real estate transactions.
What Does this web site provide?
This site provides articles, news, contact information and links related to real estate fraud preventation and awareness.
Do's and Don'ts to Prevent Mortgage Fraud
To education the public on what is mortgage fraud we have put together to sets of index card size documents for our readers. The Do card and the Don't card. For this information in Spanish click here.
What's New
Pro Bono Award
Dylan Howard and Jon Greenare joint award winners for their work in representing an individual who inadvertently got caught up in a mortgage fraud scheme, having attended an "investment seminar" that supposedly represented a legitimate investment opportunity but was really intended to draw people and their money into supporting a fraud. Read more >
NEW! Mortgage Fraud Advisories
Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention and Awareness Coalition, Inc. (GREFPAC) has released two advisories as part of its continuing effort to assist in the fight against mortgage fraud in Georgia. To learn more about the advisories >
Information for Home Owners!
If you are facing foreclosure, there may be help available to you. Call 1-888-995-HOPE or do to www.995HOPE.org.
Fraud Happens Quickly; However, Fraud Investigations Do Not!
The Atlanta Police Major Fraud Unit and USSS arrested Terrence Marshall, aka Terence Edwards, aka David Hillard at the closing table Friday, March 14th,2008 as he was attempting to close a mortgage fraud deal using a stolen identity. Read more>
Fugitive Chronicles Mortgage Crimes in "Fiction Book"
Matthew B. Cox had made the transition from a dead-end insurance sales job to a promising career in the mortgage brokerage business some years ago when he penned a crime novel titled The Associates. Read more>
