REAL ESTATE AGENTS BECOMING PAWN IN SCAM ON ATTORNEY TRUST ACCOUNTS - 08/17/12 09:29 AM
Real Estate Agents and Brokers should be aware of a scam in which they are being unknowingly recruited. It involves fake cashier’s checks from what seems like a qualified buyer and an easy and fat commission check. The buyer finds the real estate agent for the purchase of a home and is asked to refer the financially qualified buyer to an attorney whom the real estate agent recommends for the purpose of purchase of a home.
The qualified buyer is using the name(s) of real people, mostly in the United Kingdom. Two of the recent names being used are Dr. Timothy Perrin, … (13 comments)

AGENTS PROMOTING DISTRESSED HOMEOWNER SCAMS - 08/12/12 04:07 AM
In 2012 I have been seeing increasing incidents of real estate agents scamming homeowners in distress. Often this is an agent thinking they are doing legitimate work for a fee.  As homeowner distress continues and lenders are still carrying defaulted mortgages on their books with those mortgages either not in foreclosure or forgotten in the courts, scammers seem to be getting into full bloom again. This article will give an overview of Agent involved scams we most often see.  The key is to take in the big picture of any offer made to you or in which you are involved.

A … (24 comments)

 
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