It seems like she was getting scammed by the original seller as to how this is playing out.Paul Beachemin didn't have the DOS clause initiated at all.

Most people who are the victims of scams are "smart" enough, but they get caught up in the moment, thinking that "I'm special".My wife and I were discussing this the other night when the news show was talking about the plane crash in Toronto.

Your getting scammed and most likely they are simply moving to some other place of their choice. 

Someone who wants to scam the system will find a way around regardless of any fine print. 

Its a scam don't waste your time.

How do I prevent any scams?

This sounds like a scam to me.

This is a common scam among unethical lenders (i.e. thieves).

It has no definition and is definitely used to take advantage of unsuspecting investors on a daily basis.As for @William Hochstedler follow up, classifying an investor as "seasoned" is not a metric that we track, but I discussed with our portfolio team today and the responses were interesting.  

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