Comments on: Nigerian Real Estate Scam Targets Amelia Island http://www.searchamelia.com/2009/07/08/nigerian-real-estate-scam-targets-amelia-island/ Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach News and Views Editorials Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:45:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: edboner http://www.searchamelia.com/2009/07/08/nigerian-real-estate-scam-targets-amelia-island/comment-page-1/#comment-977 edboner Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:58:38 +0000 http://www.searchamelia.com/?p=6455#comment-977 I have to laugh. I've had some bizarre experiences in my time as a broker. This one actually started out differently and was pretty creative. It does raise the question of fraud here. It is becoming common to find squatters in homes vacated by couples with upside down mortgages. I've read a little about this in South Florida. <br><br>You have to worry about the possible scammer who actually knew the area well enough to scout vacant homes? I have to laugh. I've had some bizarre experiences in my time as a broker. This one actually started out differently and was pretty creative. It does raise the question of fraud here. It is becoming common to find squatters in homes vacated by couples with upside down mortgages. I've read a little about this in South Florida.

You have to worry about the possible scammer who actually knew the area well enough to scout vacant homes?

]]> By: Alan Houghton http://www.searchamelia.com/2009/07/08/nigerian-real-estate-scam-targets-amelia-island/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Alan Houghton Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:35:20 +0000 http://www.searchamelia.com/?p=6455#comment-957 Lots of it about for short term rentals I recommend <a href="http://www.villarenters.com" rel="nofollow">www.villarenters.com</a> who act between landlord and renter and take credit card payments...heres another scammer <a href="http://www.carlobulley.com" rel="nofollow">www.carlobulley.com</a> Lots of it about for short term rentals I recommend http://www.villarenters.com who act between landlord and renter and take credit card payments…heres another scammer http://www.carlobulley.com

]]> By: tommylee http://www.searchamelia.com/2009/07/08/nigerian-real-estate-scam-targets-amelia-island/comment-page-1/#comment-944 tommylee Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:39:38 +0000 http://www.searchamelia.com/?p=6455#comment-944 On a technical note: This is still a very "clumsy" scam since the means of checking references was rather simple to discover the true nature of the offer. However I have seen recent scams that are so concealed, using real references, e-mail farms, and websites hosted here in the US with such "gusto" and daredevil boldness that you would sell your grandma to if asked for. They are simply amazing in their approach. Since these set-ups are a matter of copy and paste to move from one website name to the next after they have struck "gold" with an unsuspecting victim, they become completely untraceable.<br><br>Beware, economic times are ripe for scam artists and their tools are getting more sophisticated with auto responders, references that are almost authentic and using untraceable e-mail farms across the globe. On a technical note: This is still a very “clumsy” scam since the means of checking references was rather simple to discover the true nature of the offer. However I have seen recent scams that are so concealed, using real references, e-mail farms, and websites hosted here in the US with such “gusto” and daredevil boldness that you would sell your grandma to if asked for. They are simply amazing in their approach. Since these set-ups are a matter of copy and paste to move from one website name to the next after they have struck “gold” with an unsuspecting victim, they become completely untraceable.

Beware, economic times are ripe for scam artists and their tools are getting more sophisticated with auto responders, references that are almost authentic and using untraceable e-mail farms across the globe.

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