TIPS TO IDENTIFY
REAL ESTATE SCAMS
It is very difficult to spot re a l e s ta te s c a m s .
S c a m m e rs u s e s o c i a l m e d i a t o hoodwink people.
Pe o p l e l o s e p e rs o n a l d a ta , b e l o n g i n g s a n d m o n e y.
H e re a re s o m e t i p s t o i d e n t i f y re a l e s ta te s c a m s .
SCAMMERS IMITATING AS AGENT OR BUYERS
I n s o c i a l m e d i a i t c a n b e h a rd to vet an individual.
S c a m m e rs d o n ’ t h a v e a p e rs o n a l business page.
T h e y w i l l l a c k o n l i n e re v i e w s .
Absence of link to a w e b s i te w i t h t h e i r l i c e n s e n u m b e r.
N o re fe re n c e t o re a l e s ta te o n t h e i r s o c i a l media pages.
They will avoid meeting in p e rs o n .
P ro f i l e m ay c o n ta i n s i n g l e o r n o p e rs o n a l p i c t u re s .
Account might have been re c e n t l y a c t i v a te d .
Re l u c ta n c e t o p ro v i d e i n fo r m a t i o n t o r u n a c re d i t re p o r t .
B u ye r re f u s i n g t o b e v e tte d b y a l e n d e r.
FAKE LISTINGS & RENTALS
Yo u m i g h t s p o t a re n ta l o r l i s t i n g fo r a low price.
P h o t o s m ay l o o k g re a t , b u t i t i n d i c a te s p ro p e r t y m ay n o t b e l e g i t i m a te .
S c a m m e rs m ay a s k fo r s e n s i t i ve i n fo r m a t i o n e v e n b e fo re s e e i n g t h e p ro p e r t y.
M a ke s u re t o v e t a ny re a l e s ta te c o m p a ny /a g e n t b e fo re w o r k i n g w i t h them.
Wo r k i n g w i t h a re p u te d re a l e s ta te c o m p a ny c a n s av e yo u f ro m a mess.
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