Can a Fraud Wire Transfer be Reversed?20210517170203
Can a Fraud Wire Transfer be Reversed?
As a real estate professional, you likely have plenty of experience with wire transfers. Commonly used for earnest money deposits, down payments, clos...
How Common is Identity Theft in Real Estate Transactions?20210510174005
How Common is Identity Theft in Real Estate Transactions?
Today’s technologically advanced world has improved the convenience and ease with which many actions and transactions are conducted. Unfortunately, it...
Tech for Real Estate Agents20210415155522
Tech for Real Estate Agents
Technology today offers a multitude of useful tools for businesses in all industries that serve to facilitate daily processes and improve productivity...
How to Report Real Estate Fraud20210401170323
How to Report Real Estate Fraud
Real estate fraud comes in many forms, from Financial Institution Fraud (FIF) to Mortgage Fraud (a subset of FIF) and real estate scams themselves, pe...
What is the Penalty of Wire Fraud?20210324145633
What is the Penalty of Wire Fraud?
Many crimes constitute wire fraud, including scams that involve interstate wires. Federal wire fraud is a federal offense and the Federal Bureau of In...
How to Recover Money from Wire Fraud20210312223548
How to Recover Money from Wire Fraud
Your heart drops. A sinking feeling begins in your stomach. You think you've just been the victim of wire fraud, but how can you recover money from wi...
Why Digital Payment is Better Than Cash20210304181526
Why Digital Payment is Better Than Cash
The ability to pay digitally has become more important than ever, as it benefits both businesses and consumers in many ways. In fact, in 2018, the Fed...
Who Investigates Wire Fraud?20210226172742
Who Investigates Wire Fraud?
Wire fraud is certainly not a new crime, but incidences of wire fraud have been growing exponentially over the last few years, especially in the real ...
What is Constructive Fraud in Real Estate?20210217201642
What is Constructive Fraud in Real Estate?
Any time there’s a lot of money involved in a transaction, there’s a risk of fraud. So it stands to reason that fraud is a major issue that affects th...
3 Real Estate Fraud Prevention Trends in 202020210205175140
3 Real Estate Fraud Prevention Trends in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way many companies in various industries do business, which is why real estate fraud prevention is more importan...