Fraud

Check Scam Alert

 

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Claims Corner: Mortgage Rescue Fraud

What are the circumstances that could give rise to a mortgage rescue fraud? Consider this scenario:

An owner of a piece of mortgaged real estate finds him/herself in financial...

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Confirm Wire Instructions before Sending Funds

See our REVISED post, Don't Fall Victim to Wire Fraud Schemes, updated May 4, 2017. New language...

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Criminals Have a New Target for Wire Transfer Fraud

And the Cheat Goes On...

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Cyber Crime Update, New Defense for ATG GO Users

Wire fraud cost Americans billions of dollars in recent years and the threat continues to increase as cyber thieves grow in number and skill. In its Consumer Sentinal Network Data Book 2019...

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Don't Fall Victim to Wire Fraud Schemes

EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated May 4, 2017

Wire fraud schemes targeting real estate attorneys and real estate transactions in general are common. Fraudsters attempt to...

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Electronic Fraud Targets Lawyers' Escrow Accounts

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Email Fraud: ALTA Offers Solutions

A group of us from ATG recently attended the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Business Strategies Conference in Indianapolis. Several of the educational sessions...

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Fight Back against Cyber Crime

The threat of wire fraud is growing exponentially. Consider these staggering statistics involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) and E-mail Account Compromise (EAC) scams:

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Fraud Targets Law Clients

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued an announcement, entitled...

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