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FRAUD - CAN YOU SPOT IT?!
FRAUD - CAN YOU SPOT IT?  Fraud has erupted it's ugly head, just as the economy is at it's ugliest.  Is this a coincidence?  NOT!  Desperate times call for desperate measures.  There are all kinds of fraud cases running rampant in this country. 
I just read a post from Lydia Puller, Mill Valley CA.  In it she discusses 2 incidents of those trying to scam the system.  Those are just the tip of the iceberg.  I've turned down so many short sale listings for those same reasons.  People can be very creative in their ideas of what they are trying to accomplish for the sake of earning money. Even real estate agents.  Some of it is unknowing, naivete.  But there are lots of legitimate scammers out there.  And it is up to us to discern and educate the ignorate. 
I've had 2 real estate agents, one even in my office who holds the same 4 letter designation, come to me and ask me to list their homes and either split the commission or pay them a referral fee. When I explain to them that this is fraud and illegal, they seem ignorant.  Amazing!  I tell them it has to be an ... more

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