There is an ever-increasing number of closings where clients discover the funds they were going to use to purchase or sell their property suddenly disappeared because an online criminal stole their money before the settlement of the transaction. Here’s how to protect your clients from these phishermen.
Source: Inman News
7 tips for protecting your clients from wire fraud scams
Published in Agent, internet scammers, john giffen, Opinion, phishing, phishing scams, Select, Technology and wire fraud
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