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WHAT IS GREFPAC?

Georgia Real Estate Fraud Prevention & Awareness Coalition

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January 2006

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	YOU CAN PREVENT MORTGAGE FRAUD DO's & DON'Ts The prevention brochure is broken down into two index cards. Click on the adjacent links to view the cards individually or here for Spanish versions.

Mission:

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.

Core Values:
* Promote public awareness through information and education

* Prevent real estate and mortgage fraud;

* Facilitate cooperation among and between concerned individuals, industry
partners, regulators and law enforcement agencies;

* Pursue compliance with, and enforcement of, existing regulations and statutes;
and

* Develop and promote industry practices and regulatory and statutory reforms
that will benefit consumers and industry partners

New 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.

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Oliver Halle presents "Taking The Harder Right"

Oliver Halle, a 28-year veteran of the FBI, and his associates will provide a seminar on ethics unlike any other. This seminar provides gripping, dramatic, real-life stories with practical implications, not dry academic or philosophical dissertations......

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Atlanta Magazine's Article: THE MYSTERY AT WOLF CREEK

BY: GINA M. SMITH

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IMPORTANT UPDATE !!!

HAUCK AND COX ARE CHARGED- COX STILL AT LARGE

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ORIGINAL STORY

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.

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Alleged Mortgage Fraudster Arrested at Closing Table

March 14, 2006

DHS Officer Charged in Fraud Case

March 15, 2006

GREFPAC announces 3rd Annual Education Conference August 14-15 2006

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DeKalb District Attorney's Office Mortgage Fraud Press Conference Presentation October 2005

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MORTGAGE FRAUD BLOG

Supported and Funded by The Prieston Group

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How the Lure of Easy Money Landed a DeKalb Attorney in Federal Prison

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GREFPAC was pleased to hear of the arrest of Judith Hooper a/k/a Jerry Dale Hunter who has been a fugitive from justice since she was indicted May 13, 2004.

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THE REST OF THE CHALANA MCFARLAND STORY

-See US Attorney Verdict Announcement under legal updates

The information that follows is a cautionary tale of the consequences that flow to ALL the players who participate in mortgage fraud. Chalana McFarland, the former closing attorney convicted yesterday in Atlanta on 169 counts of mortgage fraud, was just the last link in the chain. The others involved -- the paralegals, loan processors, realtors, mortgage brokers, appraisers, straw borrowers, recruiters, an identity thief and a "property manager" -- have already been convicted. Some have already served their time, others await sentencing.

Judge Thrash took the unusual step of sending McFarland to jail immediately after her conviction. I think that action shows that the court recognizes the seriousness of the crime. And taken as a whole, these cases send the
message that this crime will not be tolerated and that even the smallest players in the scheme will be punished.

Personally, I hope that McFarland's sentence -- and the sentences of the others -- will be substantial. They inflicted an enormous of amount of damage on the communities in which they operated and it would provide some satisfaction to the residents of the communities who are still dealing with
the damage inflicted by these felons.

Please forward this message to your agents and employees and anyone else you think should see it.

Ann Fulmer
President
GREFPAC

REAL ESTATE SCAMS SPREADING, ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS

"Mortgage fraud has very dire consequences for Georgia that has so far cost over $100 million in losses to neighborhoods from Gainesville to Mableton through Buckhead to Griffin, Macon, and beyond," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Gale McKenzie.

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MORTGAGE FRAUD... THE CONSEQUENCES AND OUR COMMITMENT TO FIGHT BACK

Assistant US Attorney Gale McKenzie makes a powerful statement challenging mortgage & real estate professionals, and consumers to take a pro-active approach to fight mortgage fraud in Atlanta and other Georgia neighborhoods.

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Stopping fraud before it happens will require a collaborative effort on the real estate industry and other involved parties.

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IDENTITY THEFT

Identity theft; its not just credit cards. The mortgage industry has been hit with straw buyer schemes over and over again. Don't be a victim

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KNOW YOUR APPRAISER CERTIFICATIONS

Remember that the type of classification held determines the type of appraisals that an appraiser is allowed to conduct for use in a federally related financial transaction:

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IMPATIENCE, INADEQUATE RESEARCH, ARE KEY FACTORS IN MORTGAGE FRAUD

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FULTON IS NO. 1 IN MORTGAGE FRAUD. DEKALB RANKS THIRD IN U.S IN LOANS WITH MISREPRESENTATIONS.

Fulton County is No. 1 in the nation in mortgage fraud, Federal National Mortgage Association data show. And DeKalb County is not far behind, ranking No. 3 nationally, according to Fannie Mae data for 2002 and 2003.

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DEKALB NEIGHBORS FIGHT FLIPPERS ......

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