Anne Arundel County Association Of Realtors issued the following announcement on Dec. 28.
Four cybersecutity tips from the FBI to protect yourself and your clients. Read them here:
More and more phishing scams are targeting real estate professionals and their clients, attempting to dupe you out of money. There are several steps to take to make sure that you and your clients aren’t the next victims.
The National Association of REALTORS® issued an all-member alert on Sunday warning members of the latest email phishing attempt targeting the industry. The email appeared to be under the REALTOR® Party banner and solicited members to help “Support Diana” with a financial donation through a GoFundMe page. NAR warned that the email was not from the association or the REALTOR® Party. NAR says it will never solicit donations for personal or individual charities.
The latest is part of a string of phishing scams targeting the real estate industry in business email compromise that focus on both businesses and individuals to get them to do wire transfer payments. A recent report from the cybersecurity firm eSentire found that real estate was the second most-targeted industry hit by malware events in the second quarter of 2018.
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Source: Anne Arundel County Association Of Realtors
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