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2. Buying or renting a home? Be alert to these common scams. - AOL

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   Known as seller impersonation fraud, the scam involves bad actors who impersonate real owners of homes, and steal victims' cash by requesting up-front payment on far-fetched, fake deals.

3. You Need to Steer Clear of These Home Inspection Scams - AOL

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   Unfortunately, home inspection scams do exist. To help protect you from such con jobs, we asked real estate agent Denis Smykalov of Wolsen Real Estate, Aaron Walker, ...

4. Elderly Dad Falls For Deepfake Scam, Son Fears The Worst ...

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   Text about elderly father selling home due to deepfake scam fears financial loss. Image credits: cdubbz111. As scams become more elaborate with the help of AI, it’s becoming increasingly ...

5. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Don't use internet search engines to find AOL contact info, as they may lead you to malicious websites and support scams. Always go directly to AOL Help Central for legitimate AOL customer support. • Never click suspicious-looking links. Hover over hyperlinks with your cursor to preview the destination URL.

6. ‘Just like that it’s stolen’: This Tampa couple’s under ...

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   Larry and Dreama Bilby thought their under-construction home in Tampa, Florida was safe. Although they weren’t living on the property, they monitored it via home security cameras — which is ...

7. Work-at-home scheme - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. Scams focused on businesses run from one's home Not to be confused with Remote work, a legitimate working arrangement. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article ...

8. ‘I’ve been homeless 7 times’: This Detroit woman fell for a ...

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   In 2019, Walker told NBC News she signed a rent-to-own lease on a three-bedroom home in Detroit with a man named Maurice, who gave her a copy of the deed for the house. The house had no furnace ...

9. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ... - AOL

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   In 2022, the FBI received 11,727 real estate-related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86% increase versus 2020 levels.