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2. Who's Behind Those Unsolicited Texts to Buy Your House?

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   1. Scammers. If you’re getting a text message without a company associated with it — maybe from a random guy named “James” — it’s probably in your best interest to ignore it. “If ...

3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure ...

4. Top 15 financial scams targeting older Americans — and what ...

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   Seniors are taking the brunt of financial fraud to the tune of $3.4B+. Learn the most common peer-to-peer, impersonation and other scams on the rise to keep your money safe.

5. Foreclosure rescue scheme - Wikipedia

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   Foreclosure rescue scheme. A foreclosure rescue scheme is a scam that targets those whose house is facing potential foreclosure. The scheme preys on desperate homeowners whose mortgages are in default by offering to prevent the foreclosure. [1] [2] There are various ways in which foreclosure rescue schemes work, causing different types of harm ...

6. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ... - AOL

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   In 2022, the FBI received 11,727 real estate-related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86% increase versus 2020 levels.

7. Bid4Assets - Wikipedia

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   Bid4Assets, established in 1999, was the first online real estate auction website to operate in the United States. [1] [2] The company auctions distressed real estate and personal property for private investors and federal and local government. [3] It has served the United States Marshals, [4] the U.S. Department of Treasury and over 100 ...

8. Lexington attorney found guilty of defrauding $2M from ... - AOL

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   Taylor Six. February 6, 2023 at 4:35 PM. A Lexington lawyer faces prison time for defrauding his clients of $2 million by concealing information about real estate properties he was encouraging ...

9. Blockbusting - Wikipedia

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   The term blockbusting might have originated in Chicago, Illinois, where real estate companies and building developers used agents provocateurs. These were non-white people hired to deceive the white residents of a neighborhood into believing that black people were moving into their neighborhood.