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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Top Priority Realty, LLC

This morning I received a brochure from the U.S. Postal service titled "Do you know the warning signs of Fraud?. I found the brochure to be very informative and thought it would be good to pass it on to AR.

The brochure lists some warning signs for fraud. Warning signs like "Sounds to good to be true" or "Guarantees success" or "promises unusually high returns".

It tells how to play it safe and gives several facts about fraud that I did not know and found to be usesful. Facts such as,"Your bank will never email or call you for your account number." Now one would think that was a no brainer but it is interesting how this question can be cleverly hidden to manipulate one into answering it.  Another fact was that foreign lotteries are illegal in the U.S. and you can't win regardless of what they say.

The brochure lists the addresses, websites and phone numbers for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Trade Commission. It also has a wesite (deliveringtrust.com) with free videos.

 

 

 

Comments (4)

Jeana Cowie
RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Paramus, NJ
Broker Associate, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES

Tom, Good reminders for everyone to be aware of.

Oct 11, 2010 11:51 AM
Anonymous
Pete Rendina

Tom,

Thank you for promoting the U.S. Postal Inspection Service's Fraud Education and Prevention message. 

The brochure is educational but for more details see the www.DeliveringTrust.com site for the entertaining but educational videos...

Pete Rendina - Assistant Inspector in Charge - Washington Division

Oct 12, 2010 11:33 AM
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Kelly Risch
Keller Willliams Clients Choice Realty - Colorado Springs, CO

Tom,  Thanks for the info!  Fraud is such a big problem these days it's great to get some help so it doesn't happen to you.

Oct 20, 2010 03:46 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Tom, we always have to be aware of possible scammers!     I did not get this notice!

Jan 14, 2011 01:51 AM