PS: before anyone jumps on me, I am not anti agent. 

State of CA  Department of Real Estate just sent us brokers a notice about this scam really taking off and so in my mind if the agent is being unhelpful I would let that agent know your going to file a complaint with the FLA department of real estate .. and follow up and do that if you get no action from them..

The scams are getting deeper and more clever.Call the title company directly at their published phone number to confirm wire instructions immediately prior to sending any funds.Most title companies are now using enhanced wire fraud protection methods so be prepared to deal with delays these extra precautions may cause in disbursement.

Look what happened to the Jaguars and how they got scammed for $22 million by an employee!

People moved because there was a huge riot (a WAR) with tanks and the military shooting it out with some of people who lived there.Many many placed were burned and abandoned, or blasted to rubble by tank rounds.The people who worked at the jobs there left the area--never to return.To this day it is a dangerous place.But don't get the idea that I am anti-Detroit, in fact I am very Pro-Detroit (and this history happened a long time ago).The jobs did not leave, the workers left--forever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Well, the midterms are coming so vote for candidates who support police and are anti-crime. :)

It was the second-largest cryptocurrency seizure by the DOJ.On Friday, Zhong, 32, pleaded guilty to scamming the Silk Road, a now-defunct website located on the dark web where users could purchase illicit goods and services using bitcoin, in September 2012.AGENCY HEADS CALL FOR LEGISLATION GRANTING GREATER AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CRYPTOHe was able to scam Silk Road out of the cryptocurrency, which was used as currency on the site, by depositing bitcoin into multiple fraud accounts registered with the marketplace and then triggering more than 100 withdrawal transactions in quick succession in order to trick Silk Road’s withdrawal-processing system into releasing tens of thousands of bitcoins, according to the DOJ.

It will make it harder for the Airbnb hosts to hide fees and make it easier for guests to do an apples-to-apples comparison between properties.Airbnb continues to be more guest friendly and more anti host.

What's your reason to jump into investment completely on your own and exposing yourself to potential scams? 

The listing agent came back and said it was a scam and they in fact dont own the property.