Can a Fraud Wire Transfer be Reversed?20210517170203

Can a Fraud Wire Transfer be Reversed?

Christina ChanMay 17, 2021Blog0 comments
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?

Caitlin RuttenMay 10, 2021Blog0 comments
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

Caitlin RuttenApril 15, 2021Blog0 comments
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

Christina ChanApril 1, 2021Blog0 comments
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?

Caitlin RuttenMarch 24, 2021Blog0 comments
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

Caitlin RuttenMarch 12, 2021Blog0 comments
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

Caitlin RuttenMarch 4, 2021Blog0 comments
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?

Caitlin RuttenFebruary 26, 2021Blog0 comments
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?

Caitlin RuttenFebruary 17, 2021Blog0 comments
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

Caitlin RuttenFebruary 5, 2021Blog0 comments
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...