OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA - A Southern California loan modification firm, First American Law Center was raided yesterday by agents form the FBI, IRS and the State Bar of California. Armed with search warrants and firearms, law enforcement teams searched two business related to the alleged mortgage rescue scam.
The first location that was searched was the First American Law Center 615 Mission Ave. in downtown Oceanside, and the second location was the Lead Source at 2101 El Camino Real who provided marketing for the law firm.
The law center was operated by California lawyer, Dean Chandler who was apparently in Arizona when agents raided his company. Chandler is currently licensed by the California Bar. He has been practicing law since 1992.
Another firm that was searched by agents is the Lead Source. This company was a national call center that furnished leads to the First American Law Center.
No arrests were made during the execution of the search warrants by law enforcement.
So, I sent these idiots $3,450 in January and they said they could modify my home loan. They were not able to do a thing for me, and on May 10th I requested a refund but they have not responded to me since 6/13. Do I have any options?
Tim L.(Quote) (Reply)
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THEY ARE NOT A SCAM. They have been open and working since this happened. If they were a scam the FBI would have locked the doors
Me(Quote) (Reply)
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They are having Lead call clients representing themselves as FBI investigators
the man(Quote) (Reply)
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Do you mean they are impersonating the FBI or the FBI is contacting the law center clients?
Moe Bedard(Quote) (Reply)
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we are also victims. Please help us how to get our 3500 back?
rossini lapena(Quote) (Reply)
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They are a SCAM! They have NOT been open since this has all gone down. I have called numerous times and not once have I got a live person. I have left several voicemails and sent several emails without a response. After speaking with the FBI, they indeed have confirmed that their accounts are frozen and are not operating. I phone my lender this week and I have got success in the few conversations we had. I was also told that during the entire 5 month process where 1st American Law Center was supposedly negotiating with my lender, my lender received (1) correspondence asking for a 5.5% reduction in my interest rate. That was it, no further negotiating or anything. PEOPLE, cooperate with the FBI, stop payment through the credit card you used to pay these people, and file numerous complaints through the BBB.
Dave(Quote) (Reply)
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We gave this shower $4000 dollars and they refuse to call us back. Countless hours faxing in paper work and our own time wasted. One family I also know paid them in full as well but couldn’t hold out any longer and lost their home. Disgrace. I hope to catch up with these donkeys when the timing is right.
Shay(Quote) (Reply)
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I AM FREAKED OUT NOW THAT I READ THIS!! We gave this company $3500 and they are not responding to us at all~going on 4 months of working with them~How do we get our money back!! I am calling our lender and working with them!! What is a person to do about this situation? oh.. my word!
Jessica Knott(Quote) (Reply)
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Hello,
I paid this company $3800.00 and have been getting the same results.No return phone calls or E-mails.Of course I will continue to contact them.but in the event I don’t get a reply who should I contact?
Thanks,
Lavelle
lavelle(Quote) (Reply)
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I was first screwed by Countrywide, then by this company! $3495 and for what? I wasted all that money and a year of my time faxing docs, more docs, trying to track them down, etc. Then, BOA refused me any help. Why? Because I had a few dollars in my bank acct. OMG! Then, when I asked for my refund from 1st, they tell me they were raided by FBI.
How can this be??? HOW!!!?
If, this company is a fraud, they all need to go to jail for a lifetime!
PISSED OFF!(Quote) (Reply)
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Check out this website:
http://www.investigativeguy.com/
This was online 9+ months ago and since then, hundreds of THOUSANDS of dollars have been stolen and thousands of people have been ripped off!
The end is near for these charlatans and their gang of misfits….
“Investigative Guy” Fan(Quote) (Reply)
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Same thing happend to me. I paid them $3500 and now I can not get a hold of anyone and its been 6 months.
Robert(Quote) (Reply)
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We also paid 1st American $3975 about 5 months ago. We have had no success in communicating with anyone from the firm since the raid happened. I feel foolish for being scammed, but does anyone know if there is a way to get our $$$ back?
Thanks…
Jennifer(Quote) (Reply)
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what can I do to try to get my money back from 1st American Law Center
Eddy Bou(Quote) (Reply)
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I was scammed for $5000. What can be done to stop this scam and get our money back?
Dwight Lindsey(Quote) (Reply)
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Apparently the FBI raid has done nothing to stop these crooks. Just saw one of their ads on TV.
Rick(Quote) (Reply)
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What can i do for the $ 3450.00 i was scammed by these crooks of 1st american Law Center four months ago.
Jean(Quote) (Reply)
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I can’t believe they have done this to all of you, I just got papers from the FBI today! The Law Center actually helped us and we got a great loan mod just a couple months ago. This is so crazy, I have actually referred them to people. I don’t understand why we didn’t get scammed. I had been trying for a year and a half to work with the lender myself, but they got it done in four months. I am really sorry to all of you and I don’t really want to give the FBI any good feedback about First American, we don’t deserve a refund, it was worth what we paid. I hope everyone of you get your money back.
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I wanted to let everyone know that their is a law firm that has filed a class action against First America Law Center and lawyer, Dean Chandler.
Please see this: http://www.loansafe.org/law-firm-files-class-action-lawsuit-against-first-american-law-center-and-san-diego-attorney-dean-g-chandler
Good luck to you all!
Moe Bedard(Quote) (Reply)
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I was ripped off of $3495.00. and found out my home was on the inernet for sell after i was working with 1st american law center for 4 months and i can not get a hold of any one all numbers are disconnected or not in service. Who do i call what do i do?? now they have me 9 months behind. I have even e-mailed over and over. We didn’t have much money to begain with how me and my family are screwed. I even cslled the FBI I was to call and no reply as of 11-18-2010, This is alot of heartache and stress. Please if anyone knows what to do please let me know, or who to call……. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is from feb,2010-nov-18-2010
Marjorie gomez(Quote) (Reply)
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P.S. I Do have a paper trail on all monies and paper work..
Marjorie gomez(Quote) (Reply)
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Why the Federal Government can not get enough information from this 1st American Law center Co. to indict them. They scammed me out of $1750.00 saying they could help lower my mortgage and ended up not helping me at all. I asked for a refund and they did not give me a refund either. What should I do I need my money badly.
Barbara Walton(Quote) (Reply)
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When will we get our money back we lost everything our home,jobs,and money to relocate. Give me a answer, WHEN?
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