By Christian Mullins
Executive Summary:
Proving that nothing is off limits when it comes to fraud, a scam from individuals claiming to be from the IRS has surfaced in Western Massachusetts. The scam is in email form, asking the individual to complete a form to ensure the proper deposit of economic stimulus checks. Both the Internal Revenue Service and Greylock FCU have posted scam warnings to their websites. It is currently unknown how many individuals have been victimized by the attempts.
Real estate website zillow.com released startling statistics for the state of the nation’s home owners. According to their research, 51.6% of homes in the United States purchased in 2006, when prices peaked, are ‘underwater’, or worth less than its mortgage balance. It isn’t much better for homes purchased in 2005 or 2007, with 42% and 45% of homes underwater, respectively. Two of the hardest hit cities are Las Vegas, Nevada, and Stockton, California.
Robbed:
- Nothing to report today.
Arrested, Arraigned, Charged, or Sentenced:
- A man responsible for the robbery of People’s Community CU in Vancouver, Washington April 28th and again on Monday has turned himself in to police. Lucas Smith, 26 is believed to have acted alone in both robberies.
