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New COVID Concern: Digital Real Estate Scams

June 29, 2020

The con is older than the internet–but all the more powerful in a real estate industry locked down by a pandemic and increasingly dependent on cyber-transactions. The digital scam nearly upended a deal just hours before closing. Willow Glen agent Don Sabatini led his client, a savvy, professional woman with grown children, through the months-long […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, Industry News Tagged With: #Coronavirusandrealestate, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Criminal hack, Digital Scam, escrow, FBI, online scam, title, Wire fraud

Holiday Gift: Smart TV Security

December 16, 2019

In a pre-holiday message to consumers, an FBI field office is warning that “smart TVs” — televisions equipped with internet streaming and facial recognition capabilities–may be vulnerable to intrusion. In addition to outlining how new advanced technological features risk allowing television manufacturers and app developers to snoop on consumers, the bureau says malicious cyber actors can also […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Technology Tagged With: cyber theft, cybercrime, FBI, Smart TV

Attack on REALTOR® Hits Home

September 30, 2019

An agent was holding an open house for a property in Encino a week ago, when she was attacked by a male visitor. The agent had remembered seeing the man at a previous open house, and recalls him asking her to check something on the plumbing for the washer and dryer, and she said he […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: #cvarevents, #REevents2019, attack, cyber crime, FBI, Jeff Liberman, Live Stream, REALTOR® Safety, Safety, theft

Sept. 23 CVAR At A Glance

September 23, 2019

Featured Classes and Events Sept. 23 | CRMLS Training – CVAR West – Free Sept. 24 | Solar 101 – Lunch & Learn – All Locations Sept. 24-26 | REimagine Conference & Expo Sept. 27 | Ethics Replay – Code of Ethics Training – All Locations  Oct. 3 | Committees & Cocktails Oct. 8 | Business […]

Filed Under: At A Glance Tagged With: AB 5, Cocktails, community, cyber fraud, FBI, Fed Rate, MLS due, office location, REimagine, Safety Day, Union Cowork

Is Safety the Last Thing You Think About?

September 24, 2018

Whether you’re alone for a showing or suddenly confronted with an incidence of workplace violence, Officer Jeff Liberman has tips for real estate professionals that could save their lives.  CVAR hosted Liberman, a law enforcement officer with the Long Beach Police Department, along with FBI cybercrime expert Ron Manuel (he could not be photographed, so […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Pro Tips Tagged With: CVAR, cvarconnect.com, cybercrime, FBI, Jeff Liberman, police, Ron Manuel, Safety, victim

Arrests in Cybercrime Ring Targeting Real Estate

July 16, 2018

Authorities in the United States and Africa arrested eight people for alleged involvement in an international online fraud scheme that targeted Crye-Leike, a real estate company based in Memphis, Tenn., as well as other entities. The suspects, along with four others who are still at large, are accused of attacking computer servers and using bogus […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: CVAR, CVAR at a Glance, CVAR Connect, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, cybercrime, FBI, Internet Crime Complaint Center, scam, Technology

3 Ways for Clients to Prevent Wire Fraud

February 5, 2018

It’s your buyer’s worst nightmare: Everything is a go for purchasing the house of their dreams and in the next moment, the entire down payment is gone with little hope in getting it back. Wire fraud has happened all across the country to buyers who have fallen prey to a phishing scam, resulting in losses […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, Education & Events, Government Affairs, Industry News, National News, Pro Tips Tagged With: Alysia Heun, email, escrow, FBI, NAR, real estate scam, Realty Executives International, Wire fraud

July 31 – CVAR At A Glance

July 31, 2017

Featured Classes and Events Aug. 3 | Citrus Valley Caravan – Flipping 101 Aug. 3 | CVAR Commercial Forum – Free! Aug. 3-29 | Free zipForm Webinars Aug. 7 | CRMLS Training – Free! Aug. 9 | New Member Orientation Aug. 11 | zipForm® Mobile Aug. 11 | zipForm® Mobile Live Stream – CVAR West […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, CVAR News, Education & Events, Government Affairs, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: appraisal, C.A.R. Expo, CVAR, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, cyber crime, Cyberscam, FBI, July Cities Report, Michael Sohn, social media

Cyberscams: Down Payment Thefts on the Rise

July 31, 2017

Laurie K. Schenden CVAR Communications Manager Can your clients stand to lose $130,000? That’s the average amount of money stolen in a single real estate transaction in Los Angeles County by cyber thieves, costing Los Angeles $5 million a month, the FBI reported in July. Cyber scams, which first surfaced in 2013, trick home buyers […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, CVAR News, Government Affairs, Industry News, Pro Tips, Video Tagged With: C.A.R., CVAR, cyber theft, cybercrime, Cyberscam, FBI, Geoff McIntosh, Michael Sohn, REvive!

Cyber Crime Emerges as Hot Topic at REvive 2017

April 3, 2017

FBI Supervisory Special Agent Michael Sohn warns about a growing threat to real estate pros.   Real estate transactions are an easy mark for cyber thieves, and cyber crimes emerged as a recurring theme at the 5th annual Real Estate REvive Conference & Expo last week at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga. […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, CVAR News, Government Affairs, Membership, National News, Pro Tips Tagged With: #REvive2017, CVAR, cvar.net, cvarconnect.com, FBI, June Barlow, Laurie K. Schenden, Michael Sohn, REvive!, Terry Watson

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