Mortgage Minute - Wire Fraud
Financial Residency
English - March 20, 2024 08:00 - 4 minutes - 3.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 295 ratingsInvesting Business Careers fellowship finance resident budgeting doctor financialplanning investing medical money physician Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this Mortgage Minute, Doug Crouse from BMO Bank highlights the importance of diligence and caution during the closing process to prevent falling victim to fraud. He shares an incident where hackers compromised a realtor's email and attempted to divert funds by providing false wire instructions.
Doug advises homebuyers to verify any requests for money by directly contacting their lender or title company, especially if the instructions seem suspicious.
He emphasizes the significance of confirming details before wiring large sums to ensure security and prevent potential losses.