Scammer tries to refinance house behind owner’s back, lawyer saves the day

Samuel Helmick says he was stunned when he learned scammers tried to refinance his home.

The scammer would have gotten away with almost $450,000 .

The lawyer handling this refinance picked up on some red flags.

He says he went to a conference in the fall and this kind of fraud came up.

The case involved both a lender and broker.