{"id":777,"date":"2020-08-06T22:59:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T21:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertyunder20k.com\/blog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2021-02-19T19:45:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:45:02","slug":"how-to-avoid-real-estate-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyunder20k.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/06\/how-to-avoid-real-estate-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid Real Estate Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our real estate portal can be a great way to find somewhere to rent, to buy a cheap property<\/a> or to sell your house<\/a>. But with any online space there\u2019s always a risk of hoaxers being active and attempting to trick you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With thousands of live ads at any given time, it\u2019s hard for our real estate\nwebsites to stop every fake ad or block every fake user instantly. Therefore,\nbeing aware of what to look out for is a big help to avoid real estate scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a Real Estate Scam look like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Real\nEstate scams trick potential buyers or home sellers into thinking they are\ndealing with a legitimate contact but it is actually a scammer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, there isn\u2019t just one method that fraudsters use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Sellers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So far, the only known scam on our website are fake enquiries. This means\nsomeone sends a message to the advertiser through the contact form on our\nwebsite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the advertiser replies to the enquiry the scammer can use his email\ncontact to spam him with emails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He might tell a story of \u201cbeing a soldier in Iraq that likes to invest in your country\u201d or \u201c being the widow of president so and so who likes to move to your country with all her millions \u201d. Stories like that definitely ring a warning bell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also recommend that you discontinue communications with the enquirer if\nhe\/she:<\/p>\n\n\n\n