Hundreds of homeowners were notified by the county their house could have been illegally taken from them, and now possible scammers are calling to take what ever is left in their pockets.

"She told me if I gave her $795 upfront they could guarrantee they could do a modification, and they would need my credit card or checking account number," said Linda Montalvo, an Ingham County homeowner going through foreclosure.

Anyone can find homeowners that have been foreclosed upon in legal news. But, Linda Montalvo told legal services she thought the callers were legitimate.

"If she had the ability she would have given them the money at the time," said Perry Thompson, a staff attorney at Legal Services for South Central Michigan.

The county Register of Deeds is gettting similar reports beyond Ingham County.

"This woman was getting 3 calls a day from this company. She was asked to pay upwards of $6,000 in order to hire and attorney to join a class action lawsuit," said Ingham County Register of Deeds Curtis Hertel.

The suspicious calls came from an area code out of Palm Beach, Fl. At the Ingham County Courthouse, the Register of Deeds called them back.

"In one call, we were asked to give $790 and in the other call we were asked to give $5,000," said Hertel.

Requests that attorneys say makes them suspicious.

"A housing counselor is not going to call you to solicit business," said Thompson.

He says they would never ask for bank account information over the phone. Though these alleged scammers are dangerous, officials aren't surprised.

"Anytime you have people in a desperate situation, there is going to be someone offering help," said Thompson.

The difficulty for residents is determining who is legitimate and who is trying to take advantage.