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  2. The Most Common Real Estate Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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    Purchasing a home is like investing in a piece of your legacy. Unfortunately, this makes real estate a prime target for con artists. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report 2021, the losses ...

  3. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ... - AOL

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    In 2022, the FBI received 11,727 real estate-related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86% increase versus 2020 levels. Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on ...

  4. A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You ... - AOL

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    A Devastating Click: How an Email Scam Can Cost You Your Life Savings. Kristopher Kane. April 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM. ©Shutterstock.com. It’s a story that’s becoming increasingly too common. A ...

  5. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password. AOL will NEVER ask for your password and would not ask you to ...

  6. River Oaks, Houston - Wikipedia

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    River Oaks Super Neighborhood had a lower average family size than the average City of Houston family size. The River Oaks average was 2.7, while the city average was 3.4. River Oaks is one of the wealthiest communities in Texas and the United States. Real estate values range from $1 million to over $20 million. Architecture

  7. Scam baiting - Wikipedia

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    In May 2004, a Something Awful forum poster asked for advice on how to deal with a bogus escrow scam from a buyer on eBay. Since the eBay auction was for an Apple PowerBook G4, the poster sent a three-ring binder crudely dressed as a PowerBook and declared it to customs at the value of a real product. The buyer, who lived overseas, paid several ...

  8. Harris County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Harris County, Texas. /  29.86°N 95.39°W  / 29.86; -95.39. Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, [1] making it the most populous county in Texas and the third-most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the most populous city in Texas ...

  9. Real estate scams are on the rise. Here’s what you ... - AOL

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    Scammers had lifted her ad from the popular real estate site and, within days, created a fake listing using Kluesener’s name, photos, and even open-house times.