WIRE FRAUD PREVENTION

Protect Your Money from Wire Fraud Schemes When Buying a Home

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Every day, hackers try to steal your money by emailing fake wire instructions. Criminals will use a similar email address, steal a logo, and even clone a professional email and other info to make it look like the email came from your real estate agent or the title company. YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR MONEY BY FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:

​BE VIGILANT: 

• Call, don't email:  Confirm your wiring instructions by phone using a known number before transferring funds. Don't use phone numbers or links from an email.
• Be suspicious:  National Title Solutions will NEVER email changes to wiring instructions.

PROTECT YOUR MONEY:

• Confirm everything:  Ask your bank to confirm the name on the account before sending a wire.
• Verify immediately:  Promptly call (and keep calling) the title company or real estate agent to confirm they received your money.

​WHAT TO DO IF YOU'VE BEEN TARGETED:

• Immediately call your bank and ask them to issue a recall notice for your wire.
• Report the crime to www.IC3.gov.
• Call your regional FBI office and police.
• Detecting that you sent money to the wrong account immediately is the best chance of recovering your money.

​Call us today at (813) 553-3500 to learn more.

This is for information purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.