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Don’t Become a Victim of Wire Fraud

Cybercriminals are targeting home buyers and sellers nationwide.

Below are Tips on how to protect yourself from wire fraud and other scams from the Colorado Division of Real Estate.

This past February, a Colorado seller lost over $80,000 from the sale of their property to one of these scams.

Colorado Division of Real Estate
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Use Caution so you don’t become a victim of wire fraud

How do the wire fraud scams work? Often the computer hackers monitor email exchanges between the parties of a real estate transaction and gain specific information, such as the buyer and seller names, subject property address and file numbers. As the closing date approaches and arrangements are made to wire the money to the closing company, or wire the proceeds from the sale of the house to the sellers, the scammer will send a last-minute email from a hijacked account or similar looking email address updating the wiring instructions to request the money be transferred into a fraudulent bank account. The email looks legitimate and often contains the transaction specific information the hackers obtained in the body of the email or as an attachment.

Protect yourself

Buyers and sellers can take just five minutes by reading the below tips to protect themselves from becoming a victim of wire fraud:

  • Verbally contact your title company closer: Prior to wiring any money, you should always verbally contact your real estate broker to confirm that the wiring information is accurate. Do not rely on telephone numbers or website addresses provided within an unverified email.
  • Do not email financial information: Emails and texts are not secure methods to transmit financial information.
  • Keep a record of websites that hold your financial information: Before providing that information, confirm that the websites in which you input financial information are secure. Look for the URL to start HTTPS, the “S” stands for secure.
  • Don’t click on links: Don’t use links to get to websites. Instead, search and find the company and directly link to their website from your search.
  • Update your computer: Keep your operating system, browser and security software up-to-date.

​​This information is from the Colorado Division of Real Estate.

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Mountain Living Real Estate, a.k.a. The Mountain Living Team, is a family owned, second generation, real estate company that has been helping buyers and sellers in Summit County since the early 90’s.  Mountain Living Real Estate is committed to going above and beyond to ensure their clients have the most amazing real estate experience possible.  Jason & Meredith take a personal approach to educate their clients, empowering them to make high quality decisions no matter the situation.  They take exceptional care throughout the sales process and beyond; striving to make each client’s path in Summit County one filled with fun, excitement & great memories.

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Jason used amazing strategy for pricing, selling and acquisition of our next property. In this market this strategy is critical for success – especially with the buying process. Summit County real estate is a challenging market. We have bought and sold two properties and just bought our third. Jason and Meredith have been there for Continue Reading

Ben from Centennial February 2, 2022

You were very knowledgeable and supportive during this transaction. I was most impressed with your calmness and smart decision making during a chaotic process. Thank you again for your calmness during all of this.

Barbara from Centennial January 24, 2022

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We were very impressed with your professional skills, timely communication, and excellent listening skills. We felt you cared about us and our success.

Frederick from Colorado January 24, 2022

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(I was most impressed that they) Kept us informed through it all and helped navigate the things that needed to get down in a timely fashion. Also really appreciated help getting people to do some of the things done around the house.

Kate from Ft Collins November 4, 2021

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You guys did an exceptional job for us and went the “second mile” in many ways. We were most impressed with Pro-active and involved interaction with us and everyone in the process. Your team was exceptional. Recommended many things for us to do, and then helped us do them. Followed up,, checked in, and helped Continue Reading

Warren & Sue from TX August 12, 2021

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Over the years we have bought and sold over 30 pieces of property and this was one of the most efficient and painless processes. Service and attention was A-perfect!

Jack from FL August 9, 2021

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I very much enjoyed working with both Meredith and Jason, they really focused on our needs and questions. Their knowledge of the Summit County Area was worth its weight in Gold. Thank you guys!

Glen from GA July 27, 2021

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We were most impressed with your good judgement and advice on everything. Thank you for navigating us through the sale of our house.

David & Cecile from Boulder July 14, 2021

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Great service- more forward leaning than previous realtors Most impressed with follow up, knowledge of local market, going the extra mile on document review and getting HOA questions answered. Good advice on price point, patience, and negotiations. Understandably you aren’t always available to look at properties, but in the crazy COIVD market there was one Continue Reading

Holly from Colorado Springs June 14, 2021

Most impressed with the dedication to getting the best deal for us! Exceptional service, skilled negotiators, truly worthy! I wouldn’t consider hiring anyone else. Thank you Meredith and Jason.

Lloyd from Salida June 4, 2021

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