Today May 30 1922

The lincoln Memorial is dedicated

On this day in 1953

The first people reach the summit of Mount Everest

Did you that today

in 1897 Jell-O was introduced?

Learn Ways to Stop Motgage Fraud

from happening to you.

Traditional mortgage fraud includes situations in which homebuyers and/or lenders falsify information to obtain a home loan. Homebuyers should never sign mortgage documents that have incomplete or inaccurate information.for the full story on mortgage fraud

today May 27, 1937

the Golden Gate Bridge opens to traffic

May 26 1907

Legendart Actor John Wayne was born

Protect yourself from Identiy Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information without your permission — like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number — to commit fraud or other crimes for personal gain. Identity thieves may rent an apartment, obtain a credit card, or establish a cell phone account in your name, or they may make new charges to existing accounts.

 

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May 25 1977

George Lucas's Star Wars Opens

What is Financial Fraud?

Financial fraud takes many different shapes, and fraudsters wear many different masks. From mortgage scams that target the elderly, Ponzi schemes that shock the world, tax fraud that steals money from our nation’s coffers, predatory lending that discriminates against vulnerable communities, credit card fraud that strikes broadly, and the list goes on.

But the American people have something on their side the fraudsters don’t: the force of the largest coalition of federal, state and local partners ever assembled to combat fraud.

The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s mission is broad, because the problem is broad, and the task force is working tirelessly to combat these and future scams to protect the American people.

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May 23 1934

The infamous duo Bonnie and Clyde were killed today.