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Avoiding deception

Friday, December 10th, 2010 Posted in Information | Comments Off

fotosearch.com One time or another you get into business deals involving real estate. To protect you from rampant scams, you should always be aware and quick witted. Remember that scammers are wily people. They have a way with people. They ...

Caution to fraudsters

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in Information | Comments Off

fotosearch.com In their desire to meet or surpass their sales quota, real estate agents help their unqualified clients to qualify for housing loans by manufacturing fake documents such as employment history and credit record. Fraudsters run the risk of facing rigid ...

Trusting Your Realtor

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Information | 1 Comment »

Realtors offer good advice as to what to do to avoid any legal or financial problems. They also provide you with several financing options to make the real estate transaction smooth and efficient, and give you information about the ...

Mortgage Fraud on the Rise

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in Information, News, Real Estate Fraud, Scams | Comments Off

More and more cases of mortgage fraud are being reported the world over as life gets harder and homes are not selling like they used to. The scam has an individual making an offer for a new home while leaving ...

Insurance Fraud Rages On

Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Information | Comments Off

Insurance fraud seems to be one of the ways people have found to stem the effects of the recession and sadly the occurrence is a common one in today's cash strapped ones. People lured with prospects of easy money are ...

Cash back at Closing

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Detection, Information, News, Real Estate Fraud | Comments Off

Though the action or ploy has been ruled out as illegal for a long time but people simply cannot resist the promise of cash when they do closing deal. The promise of a win-win situation for all concerned is the ...

Of Fake Titles and Title Insurance Firms

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 Posted in Detection, Information, News, Real Estate Fraud, Scams | Comments Off

Land titles are deemed to be the ultimate proof of ownership of a parcel of land which is generally accepted the world over. From various land management and title insurance firms come a risk of fake ones which have managed ...

Fraud on the rise with the hard times

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Information, News | Comments Off

With these hard times upon us all, more and more people are looking for ways to help boost their current financial situations. Often times it's these people who fall pray to scammers looking to take advantage of the situation. It ...

House Stealing

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Detection, Information, News, Real Estate Fraud, State protection | Comments Off

The FBI has released information regarding this rather uncommon crime wherein you, the homeowner can get your home (not the contents) stolen right under your nose without you even knowing about it. Called House Stealing, it has a crook assuming ...

Beware of Affinity Fraud

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Information, Real Estate, Real Estate Fraud, Scams | Comments Off

There are a lot of religious communities in the world today. These local communities, that share ties of trust, belief and love, will usually go out of their way to help and cooperate with one another. ...