
Editor's note: More than 1.2 million homeowners in California have faced foreclosures and the number of foreclosures this year is expected to be higher than last year. The foreclosure crisis has also given rise to new waves of scam artists. NAM editor Ngoc Nguyen asks Deputy District Attorney David Lim, who leads the Alameda County District Attorney's Real Estate Fraud Unit, how homeowners can protect themselves against mortgage fraud.