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2. A New Scam Is In Town, Title Fraud, And Real Estate Pros ...

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   FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report revealed there were 9,521 real estate-based fraud complaints in 2023, which resulted in over $145 million in losses. The fraudsters wisely ...

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

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   Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, ...

4. 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 ...

5. Burnett v. National Association of Realtors - Wikipedia

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   Fees paid to Realtors during home sales in the United States average around 6% of the sale price, a percentage considered exceptionally high compared to rates in other developed countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. [3] [4] [5] Industry research shows that Americans pay $100 billion in commissions to real estate agents ...

6. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.

7. 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.

8. Real Estate Fraud: How to Spot a Scam - AOL

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   Real estate and mortgage fraud cases may be the latest fallout from the recent real estate bubble. Two recent California court cases demonstrate the lengths that white-collar criminals will go to ...

9. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Spoofing - used by spammers to make an email or website appear as if it's from someone you trust. • Phishing - an attempt by scammers to pose as a legitimate company or individual to steal someone's personal information, usernames, passwords, or other account information.