Fake Pending Offer Possible?

[James Ritter]

I found what I thought was going to be my first property. It was perfect in every way and I have been trying to get in touch with the owner. They had it listed for sale a few years ago and it never sold even though it was for a suspiciously good price.

I used ASRIS, Zillow, Trulia, Property Shark Etc... which some I pay for and some I dont. Then I found Redfin who claims the property is Pending under contract. Is it really that every website is junk and that Redfin is the most accurate or is it possible that the Pending is false? It even gives an MLSLI number that does not come up anywhere except Redfin. Just seems very odd to me.

Any ideas/advice? As always, it is greatly appreciated. Seems very bizarre to me.