If you paid for so-called Mortgage or Debt Relief aid thru “Expense Management America” the Feds charge you may have been a victim of an “across the border scam” and could have a refund coming your way.
The business, based in Canada, is refunding almost $2 million back to former victims to settle an FTC Investigation into allegedly offering to help save customers’ homes, charging them big bucks for the services which were not delivered and leaving them with even more bills, according to Federal Investigators.
These kinds of scammers flourished during the foreclosure crisis years ago and even advertised openly on local TV, the internet and Cable shows.
FTC Returns $1.87 Million to Consumers Harmed by Debt Relief Scam
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,630 checks totaling nearly $1.87 million to consumers who lost money to an illegal telemarketing operation, collectively known as Expense Management America, that charged homeowners an up-front fee for debt and mortgage relief services it never provided.
Since the FTC brought an action against the Canada-based operation in September 2012, it has obtained a series of orders limiting the defendants’ conduct and collecting money for consumers.
The amount of each check will vary based upon the amount of each consumer’s loss. Consumers should deposit or cash checks within 60 days of the mailing date. The FTC never requires consumers to pay money or to provide information before refund checks can be cashed.
Consumers who receive checks and have questions can contact the FTC’s refund administrator, Gilardi & Co., LLC, at 844-239-8891. Learn more about the FTC’s refund program.
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