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Is Your Property Ownership
In Good Shape?

by Juliana Tu

Let’s say you purchased your property 30 years ago, and you never did a refinance or other transaction which needed a third party title company to run a check on your ownership. Do you know what the ownership …

Continue Reading →Is Your Property Ownership
In Good Shape?

When Reconveyance Issues Pop Up…

by Juliana Tu

That loan still shows unpaid? What happened? Who dropped the ball? How do I get it resolved? Every once in a while, and more often than we like, an Escrow Officer will review a preliminary title report and …

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Threats to Escrow – Part 4 – Email Fraud Short Video

by Juliana Tu

My final on the Threats to Fraud series is about EMAIL FRAUD and it takes us in full circle all the way to the beginning. Email fraud, as I consider it, is the GATEWAY, the enabler of Wire …

Continue Reading →Threats to Escrow – Part 4 – Email Fraud Short Video

Threats to Escrow – Part 3 – Identity Fraud! A short video message

by Juliana Tu

See how different types of identity fraud can affect the transaction and what steps can be taken to prevent it!

Threats to Escrow – Part 2 – Check Fraud! A short video message

by Juliana Tu

Wire fraud is only one of four different threats to a real estate transaction. I want to bring attention to CHECK FRAUD, which is Part 2 of my Threats to Escrow series. This is a reminder that we …

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E-mail Fraud and How It Affects
the Real Estate Transaction

by Trevor Ma

The big fear in the escrow industry is FRAUD. It always has been. Identity fraud, check fraud, and wire fraud has always been a risk for any company that holds other people’s money in an escrow trust account. …

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the Real Estate Transaction

Identity Fraud in a
Real Estate Transaction

by Juliana Tu

I have identified that there are four Fraud threats that affect a real estate transaction. Wire Fraud, Check Fraud, Identity Fraud and Email Fraud. In this article we are going to talk about Identity fraud and how that …

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Real Estate Transaction

Check Fraud In A Real Estate Transaction

by Juliana Tu

I have identified that there are four Fraud threats that can affect a real estate transaction – Wire, Check, Identity and Email Fraud. Our articles on these different types of fraud are on our website for your perusal. …

Continue Reading →Check Fraud In A Real Estate Transaction

Threats to Escrow! Wire Fraud!
A short video message

by Juliana Tu

Wire Fraud is one heck of a Grim Tale and the #1 topic that we seek to educate the general public about this day. There is a longer article at this location but here is a short 12 …

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A short video message

Wire Fraud In A Real Estate Transaction

by Juliana Tu

Where is the weakest link? Unless you are Matt Damon and have spent the last 350 Sols on Mars growing potatoes, you should know that back on Earth CYBER CRIME is running and ruining how we do our …

Continue Reading →Wire Fraud In A Real Estate Transaction

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