SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Have you bought a home or taken out a loan recently? You could be a prime target for scammers who are posing as mortgage lenders in KELOLAND.
“I have received a card and then a letter that appears to come from my mortgage holder, LEVO Credit Union,” Sioux Falls homeowner Danette Nordquist said.
LEVO Federal Credit Union recently sent out an email to its members warning them of an increase in reports of a blue scam postcard.
“People have been receiving just little postcards in the mail, it’s a very cheap mailing, it tells them that they have information about their mortgage and that they need to respond quickly,” LEVO Assistant Vice President of Audit & Compliance said.
“It says LEVO Federal Credit Union, and then it has a 1-800 number to contact,” Nordquist said.
Nordquist received the scam mail posing as her mortgage company shortly after purchasing a new home.
“Maybe four or five months later I received the card and the letter related to my home warranty renewal,” Nordquist said.
Nordquist doesn’t have a home warranty and knew right away that both items were a scam, but she says the mailings did have several details to make them appear legitimate.
“It looks like it a County Deed Record and has a picture of the home, so kind of makes you think it’s real,” Nordquist said.
So how did scammers end up finding a picture and the address of the home she…
