Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Michigan

In September of 2011, I was scammed out of $1,500 by National Mitigation Corp, which company claimed they could help bring me current on my mortgage which was 7 months behind at they time we corresponded. The $1,500 was to be paid in $500 increments due on 09/09/2011, 10/09/2011, and 11/09/2011 respectively. These payments were all made in a timely fashion. November 01, 2011, the mortgage loan was transferred to PNC Bank. I was told by National Mitigation Corp that I could STOP making regular payments and they would take care of it. After a few months, my home was in foreclosure and I wasn't getting any help from ANYBODY. I couldn't afford any alternatives to foreclosure, so I lost my home. By March 2012, the "Sheriff's Sale" was final, and PNC Bank officially bought back my home. From December 2011 until the foreclosure was complete, I NEVER HEARD FROM NATIONAL MITIGATION CORP AT ALL-NOT ONE WORD!!! I am writing to request the $1,500 in monetary damages as well as pain and suffering because I lost my home. What can I expect? Please contact me ASAP. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Jodie Luptowski

Steps taken to resolve this matter:

Contacted the Better Business Bureau


Asked on 7/03/13, 9:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Stern William Stern, P.C.

This is the kind of frustrating thing that would allow you to get a judgment that you would never collect. It sounds criminal. I'd make out a local police report and perhaps, contact the FBI. If a criminal case arises, the police and government is much more likely to get restitution than you are.

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Answered on 7/04/13, 4:31 am


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