5,230,079
Wire fraud is a huge issue right now.
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Nicole Christiansen
Eagle Mountain, UT
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
1,196,798
Use your gut instinct. Wire fraud is a big thing to watch for
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,104,931
Can't say I've ever really been faced with worrying about real estate fraud in 25 years of doing this... at the end of day... if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,090,637
According to your profile you are an industry observer in Utah who does mortgages so I'm curious why you are asking about real estate fraud.
Did you mean mortgage fraud? If you are a real estate student in the prelicense course, your instructor should cover real estate fraud with special emphasis on the laws of your state.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,502,998
If it's too good to be true...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
7,836,134
Be alert for things that appear to be too good to be true.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
921,504
RED flag is AKA anonymous.
If you can't knock on the door off all the parties involved, a game is afoot.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nicole Christiansen
Eagle Mountain, UT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,882,355
Offers significantly over list price
High appraisals
Soft seconds
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nicole Christiansen
Eagle Mountain, UT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
6,393,404
Be careful who you wire money to.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,220,323
You have many great suggestions Nicole.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,390,620
If something doesn't seem right to you ask your broker. If something needs to be reasoned out to make sense, ask your broker Nicole Christiansen
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,345,091
Where there are people with no good intentions there will be potential for wrong-doing.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
3,416,038
The good thing is it is rare. Spend time doing it right not looking for what is always wrong. The golden rule is when it sounds too good to be true and it usually is.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,216,398
Use the smell test and follow your instinct!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,772,575
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA said it perfectly...A
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
758,035
If it's seems too good to be true then it probably is.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,583,278
if it sounds too good to be true, it's fraudulent....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
961,383
If it doesn't feel right, it probably is not. Go with your gut. More time and experience will help determine if it is legit.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,239,901
If it does not sound right it is likely a fraud.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,781,173
Same dynamics in friendships, marriages and relationships etc. exist to tell you something is not right...
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,598,452
5,868,554
4,936,677
2,490
Be sure to always ask for I.D. and the deed. Ask to meet as a public location or the office for the first meeting. These easy simple things will eliminate a lot of potential fraud.
1,015
Watch out for the out of country buyer who doesn't give any specifics of where or what to buy, just a high price range
1,311,397
Wire fraud is a big issue. We have a special form included in every transaction to alert the buyer and seller to be on the look-out for fraud attempts.