Companies prey on homeowners desperate to save their homes

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Story Published: Dec 4, 2008 at 2:17 AM EST

Story Updated: Dec 4, 2008 at 2:17 AM EST

It's a problem that seems to be getting worse. Businesses preying on people about to lose their homes who are looking for a solution

The Fresno Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners about a scam prompting numerous complaints.

People calling about so-called foreclosure mediators, who promise to help people avoid losing their homes, but only deliver more problems.

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Friday, Dec 5 at 7:29 PM Blake wrote ...

The guy with the rental property somehow manages to produce $7000 to pay a 'moderator', but he can't cover his mortgage payments? Where did I put my tiny little violin again?

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