http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118164,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp
'In an effort to understand the sordid world of mortgage spam, I responded to several of the many such messages that flood my inbox. I discovered that clicking and responding to these messages led to callbacks from well-known lenders like Ameriquest and Quicken Loans (formerly owned by Intuit, but now a separate firm), as well as dozens of smaller legitimate companies. What's more, most of these reputable firms had no idea they were tied to this growing influx of mortgage spam. When I followed the spam trail, I found the tracks sometimes led to legitimate lenders.' --j.