real estate scam
Deed theft scheme
A real estate scam is a fraudulent scheme involving property transactions—fake listings, title fraud, rental scams for properties the "landlord" doesn't own, or bait-and-switch tactics on purchases.
The term covers both elaborate cons targeting buyers and simpler tricks like collecting deposits on nonexistent apartments: She lost her security deposit to a real estate scam on Craigslist.
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- wire fraudCrime via electronic communication
- deedWritten property conveyance
foreclosure · phishing · wire · title · title theft · escrow · predatory · predatory lending · flipper · mortgage · lien · bait-and-switch · bait and switch · Ponzi · shell company · straw buyer · shell · closing
- scamsfraud, frauds, swindle, swindles, con
- property fraudmortgage fraud, deed fraud, foreclosure fraud, title theft, property flipping
real estate scambuyer protection
Coverage for failed transactions
fiduciary duty · due diligence · real estate investment · homeownership
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