Warning Protect Yourself Against Fraud
Criminals/hackers are known to target the email accounts of REALTORS®, title companies, and lenders as well as the other parties involved in real estate transactions. They have been known to intercept emails about transactions in process which contain information such as: phone numbers, social security numbers, closing dates, down payment amounts, etc. The criminals have then used this information to contact buyers or sellers posing as employees of an entity involved in the real estate transaction in an attempt to have funds transferred to them fraudulently by deception. These criminals are convincing and appear legitimate when they call or email, they are very believable because they have all the correct information and their emails appear to have the proper email signatures.
In every real estate transaction, buyers and sellers are advised to:
