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Back to EpisodesReal Estate Fraud, Seller Impersonation and Land Title Scams: What Every Landowner Needs to Know
Description
Someone could list your land for sale today, find a buyer, close the deal, and pocket the money. You would not know it happened until it was too late to stop it. This is not hypothetical. It is happening right now across the country, and vacant land owned free and clear by out-of-state or absentee owners is the number one target.
In this conversation, National Land Realty broker Ryan Schroeder out of Nebraska, compliance director Jeramy Stephens out of Arkansas, and COO Susan Floyd out of South Carolina pull back the curtain on every major fraud scheme hitting the land industry today. They break down seller impersonation, where scammers mine public records to steal a landowner's identity and list property they have never set foot on. They cover wire fraud and how a single intercepted email has cost buyers and sellers everything at closing. They walk through forged quitclaim deeds, contract flipping, and the fake earnest money check scheme that catches agents off guard more than people realize.
More importantly, they tell you exactly what to do about it. From free government monitoring tools like propertyfraudalert.com to why putting land in an LLC adds a layer of protection most owners never consider, this episode is a practical checklist for inherited landowners, rural investors, real estate agents and anyone sitting on property they do not visit regularly.
If you own land and nobody is watching it, this one is for you.
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Fraud Resources:
Forewarn
TrueCaller
True People Search
https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/
Property Fraud Alert
https://www.propertyfraudalert.com
Home Title Lock
https://www.hometitlelock.com/
Register of Deeds office (Local Resource)