Real estate blog entries tagged with wire fraud scams by June Piper-Brandon, Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership (Coldwell Banker Realty)

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wire fraud scams: Fraud and Your Real Estate Transaction - 07/01/19 06:24 PM

Fraud and Your Real Estate Transaction
If you have been in the business as long as I have, you will have seen so many changes - some good and some ludicrous and some necessary but still ludicrous.
I have seen commercial deals paid for with precious gems.
I have seen foreign buyers purchase investment properties with cash from their country.
I had a buyer, one time, try to settle with suitcase full of cash at the settlement table. The title company made him put the money in the bank and come back a few days later with a cashier's check.
At one time you financed the … (4 comments)

wire fraud scams: Vistaprint Exploited For Real Estate Wire Fraud Scams - 11/03/17 07:59 PM

Fraud and scams are a real threat to all our financial security. They are rampant in all arenas not just real estate and finances. Just today I got an email from google voice with a verification code, only I don't have a google voice account associated with this particular gmail account. Internet dating sites are also a target rich environment for scammers looking for unsuspecting victims. Reverse look up phone numbers, right click on pictures and do a google search, search email addresses and don't always trust that the person emailing you for help finding a home is legitimate, real estate … (2 comments)

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