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		<title>Don’t Be Bamboozled</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/11/01/dont-be-bamboozled</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pretexters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tips for avoiding financial fraud]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Alert: Cash For Home Offer May Not Be What You Think</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/10/07/scam-alert-cash-for-home-offer-may-not-be-what-you-think</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Sell you home for cash” signs are ubiquitous, and unfortunately, sketchy, says Manny Alvarado, operation specialist for the New York Regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).]]></description>
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		<title>Foreclosure Prevention Gone Awry?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/04/15/foreclosure-prevention-gone-awry</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortgage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ink on President Barack Obama’s massive stimulus plan hadn’t dried before spurious Websites sprouted up promising to get Americans a piece of the billion dollar pie. As if that isn’t enough, some sly foxes set their sights on Obama’s new foreclosure prevention plan, bilking homeowners teetering on the verge of losing their houses.
Loan modification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robbing Peter to Pay Paul</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/2009/03/24/robbing-peter-to-pay-paul</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Ponzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ponzi scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News about the $65 billion Ponzi scheme perpetrated by former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff has set off the alarms in people’s heads about investment fraud. While Ponzi schemes have been around for nearly a century, people continue to fall prey to the false promises of their promoters. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Beware of Stimulus-Related Scams</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/2009/03/11/the-cutting-edge-beware-of-stimulus-related-scams</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stimulus package]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waiting for your cut from President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package? Well, don’t hold your breath.]]></description>
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		<title>Scam Artists Adapt to Economic Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/29/scam-artists-adapt-to-economic-crisis</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/12/29/scam-artists-adapt-to-economic-crisis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While scams are always a concern of law enforcement, experts are warning that the tough economic climate may lead even more people than usual to fall victim to the sweet-sounding promises of scam artists. “In tough times people are likely to be looking for attractive solutions to their problems, whether it is money-making schemes or bogus claims to save them from foreclosure,” says Frank Dorman, a spokesman for the Federal Trade Commission.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis Better to Give, But Don&#8217;t Get Taken</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/tis-better-to-give-but-dont-get-taken</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/lifestyle/consumer-affairs/2008/11/16/tis-better-to-give-but-dont-get-taken#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It's the holiday season, when generosity and goodwill toward others—reinforced by the gifting traditions of Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah—is the order of the day. This is an especially important time for charitable causes of all kinds, as donors like you and me are more likely to respond to fund-raising appeals than at any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Get Caught in a Foreclosure Scam</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2008/11/16/dont-get-caught-in-a-foreclosure-scam</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/wealth-for-life/homeownership/2008/11/16/dont-get-caught-in-a-foreclosure-scam#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred Edmond, Jr.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeowner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NeighborWorks America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to today's economic turmoil, sparked by an ongoing mortgage crisis, a record number of Americans are facing fears of not being able to keep up with mortgage payments on their home. Home foreclosures are at record highs, and many people are desperate to save their homes or get out from under the pressure. Unfortunately, this makes them perfect targets for con artists who run foreclosure scams, promising to help you save your home, but actually stealing your money and/or home equity while doing nothing to prevent your eviction.]]></description>
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