1,846,851
This keeps happening over & over again. They should think of a different way to get this done securely.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
6,415,944
Plenty of people out there with more money than brains, that is why these scammers keep at it.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,056,097
Oh my God. Is this real?
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,581,785
Just when federals workers were getting a reputation for their great insight...something horrible like this happens....
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
509,449
This is terrible and yet many people just don't understand that they have to be careful when sending any money. I always tell my client to call the title company to confirm the wiring instruction.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,988,013
I tell my clients to never wire money without talking directly to the title company and verifying the instructions.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,167,489
I tell all clients to call and verify before the wire funds. I tell them over and over.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,684,569
A judge in Manhattan got taken for $1,000,000 a few months ago; same scam. What are these people thinking?
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,221,377
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,712,776
Hopefully not too many people fell off the turnip truck.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
2,784,416
In todays wolf in sheeps clothing world, verify and confirm then act
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
376,487
Wow! Dealing with that kind of money, there is no way that I would wire based on an email. Our local title companies have this warning at the bottom of their emails:
**Be aware! Online banking fraud is on the rise. If you receive an email containing WIRE TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS call your escrow officer immediately to verify the information prior to sending funds**
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
715,577
Our local title companies are so up on this latest scam. It is awful these people were taken.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,416,038
People are so trusting and hence the reason for the scam. This is why i have to tell my buyers to actually talk to the closing company confirm and confirm again.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
679,404
Just plain foolish ...
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,237,936
You just can't fix stupid as they say!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,900,085
Stupid is as stupid does - Forest Gump
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,111,821
Unfortunately, this is too frequent an occurence these days, even if the amounts are smaller. I tell all my clients throughout a transaction that (a) I will not send them money transfer instructions and (b) if/when they receive them, they must call the settlement attorney to verify that the instructions came from them. It's just commons sense these days... sort of like have anti-virus, strong passwords, not opening unknown attachements, etc.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,253,385
This has happened here as well - all clients are told not to wire until they hear my voice on the phone and we will review the wiring instructions with the attorney's paralegal, TOGETHER, as sent to them in an encrypted email.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
1,753,213
That scam is getting to be a big deal now days. I see a lot of local Realtors who have a line in their signature line warning people about wiring funs.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,456,009
So sad
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,583,328
what a frightening story.... another reason that I would never get a mortgage from an online source.... I've bought alot of houses and they were all financed from local institutions .... I had local banks and one mortgage company that I used.... one on one with the mortgage officer... local attorneys were used....closing at the registry of deeds to be recorded immediately....
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
5,772,575
Wow! What can you say?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
7,862,265
Thanks for sharing this link.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
1,624,653
What is scary for me about it: ''The couple, both federal workers,''
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,505,863
Yes, I can believe it. People don't look for the signs and don't think to check. Out here we all sign a "Wire Fraud Advisory" form. The state thinks it helps. People sign it and never read it.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
599,734
Gullible people come in all shapes and sizes. It's too bad.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
759,335
Not everyone is as aware of these scams as most of us are. I feel bad for those who aren't in the know.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
3,986,308
This would make me nervous
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,466,257
Jeff Pearl This is unbelievable, but I have heard of this before. Verify, verify and verify.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,800,132
Before I wired that amount of money, I would get on the phone and call.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
902,038
I've heard of these scams and they are real. Can't be too careful.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,434,177
3,071,489
Lyn Sims nailed this one!
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
4,959,181
5,876,729
Wire transfers have been an issue for a while, and title and agents should be very aware of how they are done.
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Jeff Pearl
Lovettsville, VA
222,593
542,913
Unfortunately, I believe that. It's a shame to see people taken advantage of like that.