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2. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

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   Callers spoof the caller ID number of the victim's actual lending institution, swindling money from those seeking financial relief. FCC warns of 50-state scam by fraudsters posing as mortgage ...

3. The Most Common Real Estate Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   Purchasing a home is like investing in a piece of your legacy. Unfortunately, this makes real estate a prime target for con artists. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report 2021, the losses ...

4. Real-Estate Ripoffs: Have You Experienced Any of These? - AOL

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   Avoid falling prey to these common real estate ripoffs and scams that could see you losing money — or even the property in question. ... Avoid falling prey to these common real estate ripoffs ...

5. Foreclosure rescue scheme - Wikipedia

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   Equity stripping or equity skimming is a variation on lease-buyback and is one of the most common types of foreclosure rescue schemes. [4] In it, the perpetrator assumes ownership of the house while allowing the former owner to continue living there, provided that s/he pay rent to the perpetrator, who is the new owner.

6. 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. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ...

7. Mortgage fraud - Wikipedia

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   Mortgage fraud by borrowers from US Department of the Treasury [7]. Mortgage fraud may be perpetrated by one or more participants in a loan transaction, including the borrower; a loan officer who originates the mortgage; a real estate agent, appraiser, a title or escrow representative or attorney; or by multiple parties as in the example of the fraud ring described above.

8. How to protect yourself from real estate wire fraud - AOL

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   A dream home became a nightmare when Raegan Bartlo and her husband lost $255K to real estate wire fraud. Learn how this elaborate scam works — and how to spot the signs you're about to be their ...

9. Private money investing - Wikipedia

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   Private money investing is the reverse side of hard money lending, a type of financing in which a borrower receives funds based on the value of real estate owned by the borrower. Private Money Investing (“PMI”) concerns the source of the funds lent to hard money borrowers, as well as other considerations made from the investor's side of the ...