She said it was a scam and reported it to the local PD. 

Looking to get into real estate. Tri state area  I am retired don't have nother to do

So, I came across a member of the BP community that answered to a proposition of a deal that I posted on the MP but resulted to be a total SCAM.

This type of scam appears so often, there must be a "How to Scam in Real Estate" course at Trump University.Considering  they "only" stole 52 Million out of 1.3 Billion, they were pretty inept as scammers go, No consolation to their victims.What is surprising is how long these scams go on before they collapse.

You have to do your research on non-traditional lenders, however, because there are scams out there.3.

@Ben Colabella Anyone advertising 5% on a hard money fix and flip loan is a scam.

How do I protect myself so that I don’t get scammed?

The clown that scammed millions of dollars from honest, hardworking people that lost everything on account of him?

And yes, you are certainly correct that there are resellers out there who try to pass these off to unsuspecting buyers. 

Shame on that company for scamming folks... but those buyers did not do their own do diligence.