Do You Know if What Happened to You is Fraud?

What is fraud and how do you protect yourself. What do you do once you've become a victim of fraud? You'll find dozens of answers in this section.

Did you know real estate crimes are felony offenses and the thief is supposed to go to prison? Foreclosure fraud, mortgage servicing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, probate fraud, and it goes on and on.

Victims Denied Justice

Links to victim's stories, who were denied justice. Read about the career criminals that are preying on the public, unchecked.

The stories are for insight on what to do and not do when it happens to you, or, to learn the devastating consequences of being denied justice after a thief has stolen your home, life savings, business, or identity.

Why the System Fails Victims

The system is failing citizens in staggering numbers and it's created a Society of Cast Aways.

A law professor talks about how the justice system is not equipped or prepared for the level of white-collar crimes occurring, so, victims are falling through the cracks.

What are criminal offenses have spilled over into the civil courts overwhelming them.

Bankruptcy Fraud

For most Americans it is inconceivable the blatant fraud and victimization that happens in the bankruptcy system against debtors.

The abuses and victimization are numerous and range from bankruptcy trustees cheating people and businesses, to scam artists being allowed to wash their hands of their crime against their victims in the bankruptcy system. That prevents the victim from recovering any of their stolen items.

Credit Card Reporting Bureaus

Good place to find ways to fix your credit report after a fraud against you. Also how to dispute information on your reports.

Credit Reporting Bureaus are fraud victims' worst nightmare, especially if you've fallen victim to identity theft. It's a double victimization. Getting your good name back, if you can, is taking victims years.

FBI Declining Focus on Fraud

If you look too closely, you're likely to find a crime occurred. So, why is it that as fraud crimes out number violent crimes, the FBI has been scaling back on its investigations?

Real Estate Fraud

It's the leading crime in this country, causes the most harm to the victims, and there are career criminals out there, operating unchecked.

"Unfortunately, D.A.s are not good at white-collar criminal prosecution. They may have only one person in the department that understands real estate crimes. DAs doesn't have the resources to take on all the people who run these type real estate scams."

Contra Costa County-based real estate attorney Josh Genser

Probate Fraud

Whether it is a family-on-family crime or it is the probate system/courts, the victims call it the Probate Pit. You lose everything and prosecutors are commonly telling victims, "We don't get involved in family matters."

Whistle Blowers

It's hard enough mustering up the courage to expose a fraud, but when the guilty parties retaliate, it's an unbelievable hell.

The whistle blower is often exposed to character assignations, harassment, death threats, terrorizing, intimidation, and violence. This link takes you to a table of contents for the whistle blower stories on the web site. All were denied justice.

You're Not Alone

" No one understands what I am going through." ---- "I am financially ruined from the fraud."

You're not alone. It is common to feel angry about the injustice, feel betrayed by the system, and be depressed about being victimized. WJFA is operated by volunteer fraud victims denied justice. We understand how you feel. We're here if you need to talk or need support.