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Scam Alert: Maine family falls victim to wire fraud while closing on new home

Scam Alert: Maine family falls victim to wire fraud while closing on new home
WEBVTT TO SPREAD THE WORD TO WARN OTHERS. >> WE MOVED IN THREE WEEKS AGO. M: CASSIE SHOWING OFF HER BRAND-NEW HOME. IT WAS A BUMPY ONE. >> BASICALLY, NEVER WIRE MONEY. M: SHE RECEIVED AN ENOUGH DIRECTING HER TO WIRE MONEY TO PAY FOR CLOSING COST. AND SHE DID IT. >> IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE ACTUAL TITLE COMPANY. JIM: SHE WAS OUT $9,500, HAD TO BORROW THE MONEY FROM HER PARENTS SO SHE COULD GET THE HOUSE. EE MILL LOOKED LEGIT AND APPEARED TO BE FROM THE TITLE COMPANY SHE AND HER BROKER WERE DEALING WITH. LENDERS ARE WARNING THEIR CLIENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY SEE THIS. THIS BIG RED WARNING, DO NOT WIRE MONEY IF ASKED. THE COMPANY ISSUED THIS STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSACTION. AN ENOUGH WAS SENT IN MAY FROM OUR OFFICE DESCRIBING AND WARNING THEM ABOUT THE BERRY SCAM THEY FELT THE M2. >> LOOKING -- FELL VICTIM TOO. >> LOOKING BACK, YOU ARE VERY ANGRY NOT READ THE EMAIL. M: THEY INCLUDE FRAUD WARNINGS IN THE DOCUMENTS. IF ALL OF THESE VARIOUS WARNINGS HAVE BEEN READ AND HEATED BY THE BOWENS, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. >> IT IS NOT A BLAME GAME TYPE OF THING, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO CLOSE ON A HOUSE. I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS TYPE OF PROCESS. JIM: SHE HOPES B
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Scam Alert: Maine family falls victim to wire fraud while closing on new home
The Maine Attorney General's Office says wire fraud is a big problem. Real estate agencies, title companies and lenders are all warning their clients.A Woolwich woman explains how she became a victim of wire fraud while closing on her new home in the video above.

The Maine Attorney General's Office says wire fraud is a big problem.

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Real estate agencies, title companies and lenders are all warning their clients.

A Woolwich woman explains how she became a victim of wire fraud while closing on her new home in the video above.