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Our industry is under constant assault by fraudsters trying to steal closing funds, identities, and more. Check this page for tools and updates to help you protect yourselves and your clients.

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Downloads/Videos ATG Notices Articles CLE/Training

Downloads/Videos

• ATG Video: ATG Fights Wire Fraud with CertifID (July 13, 2021)
• ATG PDF: Protection from Wire Fraud: Verify through CertifID — NEW for all ATG transactions in the Chicago area.
• ATG PDF: Wire Fraud Protection through CertifID - Seller Instructions — NEW for sellers' attorneys and their clients.
• ATG PDF: Wire Fraud Alert  — For consumers via their attorneys and/or Realtors®
• ATG PDF: Don't Fall Victim to Wire Fraud Schemes — For ATG member agents
• ALTA Video: ALTA Members Protect Against Wire Transfer Fraud (September 29, 2020)
• ALTA Video: Protect Your Money from Wire Fraud Schemes When Buying a Home (July 18, 2017)

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ATG Notices

• 3-26-2020: Illinois and Wisconsin Customers — COVID-19 Update #12: Avoiding COVID-19 Phishing Scams

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Articles

• Cyber Crime Update, New Defense for ATG GO Users (posted 9-23-2020)
• Attorneys and Real Estate Agents: Protect Clients from Cyber Crime and Wire Fraud (posted 3-26-2019)
• Fight Back against Cyber Crime (posted 1-22-2019)
• ATTN ATG Agents: Beware of Email Phishing Schemes, Wire Fraud, and Other Internet Crime (posted 10-19-2017)
• Stay Secure Online, Stay Informed, and Strengthen the Weakest Links (posted 9-28-2017)
• Don't Fall Victim to Wire Fraud Schemes (posted 12-2-2016; updated 5-4-2017)
• Email Fraud: ALTA Offers Solutions (posted 4-20-2016)
• How NOT to Fall Victim to Wire Fraud: Advice and Tools from the FBI to Fight the Growing Threat (posted 11-19-2015)

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CLE / Training

• CertifID: ATG's New System to Protect Clients from Wire Fraud: Illinois*
• Cybersecurity Risk Management for Real Estate Attorneys, Part 2: Illinois | Wisconsin*
• Harold I. Levine Real Estate Institute 2020, Part 3: The Latest Cyber Security for Lawyers: Illinois | Wisconsin
• Not Safe at Any Speed: Cyber Security, Wire Fraud, and Escrow Liability Illinois: Illinois
• Practical Ways to Protect against Fraud and Cyber Threats: Illinois*

*No CLE

[Last update: 8-24-21]