We began a series of Fraud Conferences last summer in Cincinnati, Ohio and just completed one in St Petersburg, Florida last week. I know it is hard to blend “fun” and “fraud” in the same sentence but at least for me the networking part is always the most rewarding component. The speaker line up for our next event includes:

Our sponsors will be ZAIO and ACI. ZAIO has a unique approach to avoiding the whole appraisal independence problem. Pre- appraisals. Appraise homes before the order. You can’t achieve a greater platform for fair and honest than that. ACI has developed a system to confirm identity and lock down your appraisal reports to prevent manipulation. Identity theft and loss of the integrity of your reports is on the rise.

We had a bunch of press in St Petersburg, thanks to one of our speakers and local celebrities, Frank Gregoire. Frank is running for Pinellas County Property Appraiser, Pinellas County, FL. If you’d like to assist with his campaign contact him at:

Here are some stories and photos from our St Pete event:

• Fraud Traced to Appraisal
  By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN, Times Senior Correpondent
  Published January 24, 2008

• Mortgage Fraud Surging In Florida
  By SHANNON BEHNKEN The Tampa Tribune
  Published: Jan 19, 2008

Click here to see photos from the past Appraisal Fraud Conference in Florida.