{"id":9790,"date":"2020-01-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/scammers-pose-as-agents-to-bilk-real-estate-colleagues\/"},"modified":"2020-08-13T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T16:48:03","slug":"scammers-pose-as-agents-to-bilk-real-estate-colleagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/scammers-pose-as-agents-to-bilk-real-estate-colleagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Pose as Agents to Bilk Real Estate Colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued a warning this week about a new scam in which tricksters pose as real estate<\/a> agents and other trusted professionals, asking for financial \u201cfavors\u201d from unsuspecting victims. In one example of the scheme, a scammer<\/strong> may pretend to be a real estate practitioner asking his or her coworkers to pick up hundreds of dollars in gift cards for closing gifts to clients.<\/p>\n

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Rutledge says real estate pros may be particularly vulnerable to such scams because their name, phone number, and place of work is often readily available to the public. \u201cAs we become more aware of possible scams<\/strong>, these bad actors are upping their game and using the people we know and trust to get to our money,\u201d Rutledge says. \u201cThey use familiar names and have believable requests, but when it comes to your money, always use an abundance of caution. Pick up the phone and call directly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rutledge offers<\/a> the following tips to avoiding such scams:<\/p>\n