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N/A N/A Concert Scam
2 February 2018 | 4 replies

I thought RE Scam was common until I got burnt by another concert promotion deals. Apparently they got me BIG this time. I want to send this message out so they won’t get another victim. They lured me into promote ...

Cory Binsfield Quick tip: Watch for Craigslist Scammer's Hijacking your Ad
4 May 2018 | 4 replies

Just a heads up for all the people out there who are advertising their units. There are some surly characters on Craigslist that like to steal your ad and entice people to send them money. The typical scam is the tell...

Will Fraser Rently and FB Marketplace SCAM? Have you encountered this?
10 February 2021 | 6 replies

My rental listings are being spoofed on FB marketplace and the scammers are posting them at significantly under the real price, advertising them as ABP and other "too good to be true" terms, and collecting first month...

Drew Lamb Have Any Of You Been Taken On “A Ride” Through BiggerPockets?
21 May 2020 | 7 replies

BiggerPockets has a huge following and is very well known throughout the investing landscape. With so many people looking to invest so much money overall it seems like it would attract its far share of shady individua...

Lior Levy Anyone familiar with Edward Burns (private lender) from Ohio?
3 February 2021 | 7 replies

I was contacted by Edward Burns from Ohio who introduced himself as a private lender.Has anyone worked with him? I just want to verify that he is legit.

Account Closed Email scam almost cost me 1 million dollars
20 November 2019 | 37 replies

I’m in escrow and today I almost got scammed out of 1 million dollars +.A scammer intercepted some emails and pretended to be the escrow officer from the title company. They sent me wiring instructions for over $1 mil...

Alberto Nikodimov Beware of Rental Scams Orlando!
15 July 2021 | 9 replies

Recently I was contacted by a person in regards to one of my listings for sale. He said he is talking to someone else about the home and asked me if we also have it listed for rent with someone else. Because of my pre...

Natalie Wright Is this is Ok? Looking to rent but sick of the scams
5 July 2022 | 25 replies

Hey there, 
I don't know if this is really the place, but the usual sites are untrustworthy...
My husband and I are looking to rent in the Tampa, Orlando, Port Canaveral / Central Florida area. We've seen a huge am...

Jay Hinrichs latest Mortgage scam BROKERS beware. HM Brokers take note
24 October 2024 | 10 replies

Latest Scam out of CA.  to those who may not know but a CA. Licensed RE Broker can do HMLs using their RE Broker license .. I think the only state that has this carve out.
So this is a very sophisticated scam.. Scamm...

Haitham Elbedawy How to verify a private lender to buy NPN
10 May 2017 | 11 replies

Hello BP,  I was contacted by few people on Linkedin offering me private money lending to buy Non Performing Notes, for some reason they sounded like scammers, one of the things turned me off is they email me from the...