BEWARE YELLOW TAG HOME MORTGAGE SCAM IN COLORADO

A fraudster left a "yellow tag" warning at a Colorado family's home instructing them call a telephone number on an urgent matter - and it turned out the be a mortgage scam. "When the victim made the call, the person on the line claimed to be from their mortgage company, insisting that the victim had made incorrect payments and needed to arrange a 'cash disbursement sale' to avoid foreclosure," the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office said. "However, when the victim contacted the actual mortgage company using their official number, they learned that their mortgage was in good standing, and the yellow tag did not originate from the company," the sheriff's office said. The incident occurred Monday. The sheriff's office said: "Legitimate mortgage companies do not notify you of foreclosure by leaving tags at your home; they will send official correspondence or directly call you. If you encounter scams like this, you can report them to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation." Here is the link: Identity Theft, Fraud and Cyber Crimes Victim Support | Colorado Bureau of Investigation