FRAUDS TARGETING LATINOS ON RISE, CONFERENCE TOLD
FTC, AARP, local officials discuss ruses, remedies
By Blanca Torres, BALTIMORE SUN

Members of the Latino community increasingly are becoming targets of consumer fraud from sales of overpriced computers and credit-card schemes to predatory lending for cars and homes, community leaders say.

Regional officials representing counties, cities, AARP and the Federal Trade Commission met yesterday in Chevy Chase to discuss ways they can help Latinos avoid such schemes and to identify new avenues that fraudulent businesses are using.

As the purchasing power of Latinos grows in the United States, criminals have become more sophisticated in their efforts to target immigrants. Many schemes involving Spanish-speaking salespeople who are hawking credit cards, mortgages and other financial products have emerged as a growing concern among community leaders.

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