Wire Fraud Prevention

Every day, hackers try to steal your money by emailing fake wire instructions. Criminals will use similar email address and steal a logo and other information to make it look like the email came from your real estate agent or title company.

You can protect yourself and your money by following these steps.

BE VIGILANT

Call, don’t email: Confirm your wiring instructions by phone using a known number before transferring funds. Don’t use phone numbers or links from an email.

Be suspicious: It’s uncommon for title companies to change wiring instructions and payment information by email.

PROTECT YOUR MONEY

Call, don’t email: Confirm your wiring instructions by phone using a known number before transferring funds. Don’t use phone numbers or links from an email.

Prior to sending, ask you bank to confirm the account.

Verify the funds received.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE BEEN TARGETED

Immediately call your bank and ask them to issue a recall notice on the wire.

Report the crime to www.IC3.com

Call your regional FBI office and police

Detecting that you sent money to the wrong account within 24 hours is the best chance of recovering your money.

Wire Fraud Prevention