Watch Out For Foreclosure Scam, Prosecutor Warns

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and officials of Provident Bank are warning residents of Ocean County and the state of a scam the prosecutor and the bank say is being perpetrated by a company giving a Fort Lee address.

According to Al Della Fave, spokesman for the prosecutor’s office, Provident Bank received information from a Brick Township resident who received the Foreclosure Final Notice Letter seen with this article. The notice was mailed by Foreclosure Fraud Prevention, 1 Bridge Plaza, Fort Lee.

Della Fave said Provident Bank officials quickly told the resident the notice is false and that Provident has no relationship with the company that mailed the notice.

The bank’s research found the telephone numbers shown do not appear to be registered to the sender of the notice and when placing a call to the numbers shown, the call goes directly to voicemail, Della Fave said.

Provident Bank officials notified the Ocean County prosecutor’s office and the state Department of Banking and Insurance of the alleged fraudulent activity, Della Fave said, in order to prevent unsuspecting homeowners from possible financial harm and false conveyance of their property.

“Protect yourself and never accept anything as true without doing your homework,” Della Fave said.

If you have received a notice that looks like the one accompanying this article, the prosecutor’s office would like to hear from you. Call the prosecutor’s office at 732-929-2027 or Provident Bank officials at 732-590-9200, he said.