Fighting Wire Fraud Starts Here We take the fight against wire fraud very seriously here at Landmark Abstract. Here, we are fighting wire fraud with Closinglock. Closinglock is a company that provides a safe solution in this ongoing battle. It provides all parties involved a secure way to protect against wire fraud. Key Points In This Post Firstly, here are the key takeaways you’ll get

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Introduction This important case study has some excellent tip on preventing real estate wire fraud. Also, we here at Landmark Abstract take action to protect all parties involved in a real estate transaction. Firstly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates criminals attempted to divert more than $90 billion in wire fraud transfers between June 2016 and December 2018. These “trick and transfer” scams are at

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Realtors, Title Companies, Lenders Who is responsible for wire fraud? This is a warning to realtors, title company and lenders. You could be on the hook for wire fraud. A white paper released by identity management company CertifID, analyzed a recent court ruling that increased the standard of care owed by transaction participants to prevent wire fraud losses. The Court Case: Bain v. Platinum Realty

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Dangers of Telephone Spoofing The dangers of telephone spoofing are real! You’ve read the warnings: “Don’t wire funds in response to an email without using call-back procedures!” In other words, call the party who appears to have sent the email at a known, safe phone number and confirm that they actually sent the email. Well, what happens if you receive a phone call from your

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Developing a Hack Proof Password With all the publicity about cyber fraud, many people are rethinking their online security and trying to develop a hacker-proof password. But is there really such a thing as “hacker-proof”? At the very least, you can lengthen the odds that anyone would get access to your email, your bank account, your credit card information and your online business accounts. Here’s

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