Richard M HopenWestfieldCyber Criminals Are Targeting Home Buyers and SellersWhen my wife and I sold our house in Westfield, NJ in 2017, our $239,000 mortgage payoff was stolen. The money was never recovered from...
Richard M HopenWire FraudDon't Sleep On the Threat of Real Estate Wire FraudA 2021 survey showed that 1 in 3 real estate transactions were targeted by cyber criminals. Real estate agents can no longer afford to...
Richard M HopenWire FraudReal Estate Agents Should Discuss Wire Fraud With Sellers and BuyersIn 2017, my wife and I became victims of real estate wire fraud when we sold our house. Cybercriminals changed the mortgage payoff wiring...
Richard M HopenWire FraudEven Realtors Can be Victims of Wire Fraud – I WasHow these scams happen, and how to prevent them Published in Inman, July 18, 2018. Written by Richard Hopen
Adam JanofskyWire FraudHackers Defraud Homeowners Out of Hundreds of Thousands of DollarsCybercriminals increasingly target real-estate deals, breaking into email accounts to craft custom scams [This article appeared in the...
Jessica DavisWire FraudThe industry needs to have an urgent discussion on wire fraudWhat you can and should be doing to prevent criminals from stealing real estate transaction funds. [This article was written by Jessica...