However, as long as you can provide them with an IBAN or SWIFT code for your bank and the necessary routing information for your branch and account, there should be little problem.Another way which is easier and most often cheaper is to use Paypal - provided the candidate lives in a country where s/he has access to Paypal.You can also use Western Union, but it has been the centre of so many international scams over the years that it may not be viewed as trustworthy by the candidate.There are also several ForEx services on-line these days, some of which will wire money for far less than a bank.

It seems that there are alot of scam artists with books and seminars out there.

When personal information is open to the public you open the seller up for abuse (just look at the scams on Trulia and CL).

"Raising cash reserves" by selling property at a huge discount is suspicious, and a phrase commonly used by someone scamming you.So, when did they buy it, how much did they pay, what's it worth, how much are they asking?

It doesn't seem complicated but the only response I'm getting is scams.  

It’s not a scam. 

All they do is raise the tax rate so that the numbers come out to that 10.2 mil number.Its definitely a scam here in Illinois.

This is the basis to be scammed, especially with a loan with a short fuse!

I paid $8,000 to a "hard money lender" for an appraisal.  The appraisal company finally received a payment and the check is unsigned.  What recourse do I have?

I would not say the seller was pulling a scam but that he failed to do things properly, that it needs to be done over, that they can't just stop paying and keep the property as they can be evicted.