According to new Inman contributor and attorney Renée Hunter, from cybercriminals to family members, property fraud of all kinds is on the rise. These practical steps can help to stamp it out
Daniela Rendon was sentenced after having misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic relief funds for her own luxury purchases, according to reports
Two fake Zillow listings went viral at the end of May — one was a high school senior prank and the other resulted in buyers losing thousands. Here's how to save clients from online scammers
Police arrested 35-year-old Latoya Williams on Oct. 5 at her Upper West Side apartment in Manhattan and charged her with aggravated identity theft and wire fraud
The company says its software locks down the typically manual process surrounding the payoff request with machine learning to verify the wiring instructions
Former Massachusetts broker Michael Flavin will serve 30 months in federal prison for convincing buyers to give him deposits for homes that were not for sale
Eliminates the need for paper checks by allowing title and real estate agents to request and receive electronic disbursement of earnest money and cash-to-close funds within the platform
The complaint alleges negligence and breach of fiduciary duty after an unknown third party impersonated the brokerage's title company and sent the buyers fraudulent wiring instructions
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It isn’t safe to be on the internet, but that is where business comes from these days. Here's what to look out for and ideas for keeping yourself safer from online predators
'Fraud is at an all-time high as global criminal networks prey on the shift to virtual communications and electronic transfers ignited during the Covid-19 pandemic' — Tyler Adams
Payload's functionality focuses on quickly and safely sending earnest money, broker invoices and any other form of transaction within the context of conducting real estate business
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A 2021 survey showed that 1 in 3 real estate transactions were targeted by cyber criminals. Real estate agents can no longer afford to ignore the threat or meet it with a one-line warning at the bottom of their email signature
The new automations should help Qualia users communicate more easily, and are also designed to protect against wire fraud
In addition to title fraud, a new report by FundingShield also noted a 90% increase in state licensing issues between the second and third quarters of 2020
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As real estate deals continue to be handled online and at arm's length, wire fraud risk has nowhere to go but up. ClosingLock is aiming to stop it