December 14, 2008
Real Estate Email Scam
Be aware of a recently identified email based scam that seems to have leveled its interest at the online real estate industry. At this point we don0t know weather it is a relatively innocent attempt to gather personal information, identity theft or if the ultimate plan is significantly more sinister.
These humans verve through online listings and witting interest on a property listed for sale. The primeval inquiry is pleasing standard and innocent. Something homologous 0 0Hello Seller, We are enticed monopoly buying your property. Stir up back to us via e - mail if still available. Have a remarkable weekend. 0 or 0Hello Seller, We are undoubted struck pull your property placed for sale. Strike back if still available for us. Have a peachy day0.
The succeed up email gets largely more specific, and has a series of numbered questions 0 some are real estate related, others are significantly more personal.
Here is a series of questions by the bogus buyer as pulled from an actual follow up email - Questions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are particularly troubling and invasive.
1. Whats the firm price?
2. Is the property originally painted?
3. What major repairs has been done?
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