Every month, somewhere in the United States, a homebuyer wires their entire down payment, $50,000, $150,000, sometimes $500,000, to a criminal instead of to the closing attorney. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has flagged real estate and rental wire fraud as one of the top-loss cybercrimes for five years running. In 2024 alone, reported losses exceeded $446 million, and that is just what was reported. It happens in Savannah. It happens in Pooler. It has happened t

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