Video Transcript

Hi, I’m Tim DeKay. I play FBI Special Agent Peter Burke on the TV series “White Collar.”

Fraud schemes that target Americans desperate to modify loans and avoid mortgage foreclosures have reached unprecedented levels. Last year, con artists swindled thousands of homeowners out of millions of dollars.

Don’t be a victim. Do your homework before paying advance fees to anyone. Remember, if it looks to good to be true it probably is.

For more information or to report a scam, visit the FBI website.