The Goal of this site
This site came about after Sandy Hutchens read about the tragic case of how fraud affected the nurse as related on our home page. When you are the injured party of a scam you will surely have lost money. Perhaps a lot of it. Then there will be the injury to your dignity. Money can be recouped but the effect on your self-esteem is a more difficult thing for a victim to manage.
Sandy Hutchens set out to make this site as a resource for those who have already been victimized by a scam and are struggling to regain their sense of self worth. As a nation, we can be proud of the thousands of victim assistance programs that have been established to assist the tens of millions of persons living in America who fall victim to criminal acts each year. Given the limited funding to hire staff to address the emotional, physical, and financial consequences of crime to all of its victims, it is understandable that the vast majority of program dollars have been dedicated primarily to assisting persons victimized by violent crime. However, each year, more than 24 million persons become victims of more than 38 million fraud crimes and attempted fraud crimes. Victims suffer very real emotional trauma and financial devastation as a result of these acts. Therefore, the criminal justice system, and the federal criminal justice system in particular, can no longer ignore the need that fraud victims have.
Sue Lawrence – Mortgage Fraud Victim
From CBC Newsworld, Wednesday December 13, 2006. Susan Lawrence of Toronto had owned her century-old Victorian house for the past 30 years. An identity thief stole the title to her home and mortgaged it to Maple Trust for almost $300,000. Maple Trust, even after finding out that the mortgage was fraudulently obtained, tried to evict Sue but only gave up when subjected to the ensuing disastrous publicity….