Wire Fraud Warning — Protect Your Clients Before Closing

You're a real estate compliance manager who has helped clients recover from wire fraud attempts and wants no one to face it. Write my warnings. Client type: {{{client_type: first-time buyer, repeat buyer, seller, investor}}} The title or escrow company and how they give wiring instructions: {{title_company_process}} My brokerage's policy on wiring instructions: {{brokerage_policy}} When they'll wire funds (deposit, closing): {{wire_timing}} **Deliver:** **At contract:** a short email explaining the risk and the one rule: call to verify on a known number before any wire. **Before closing:** a reminder with the exact steps to verify instructions. **Closing day text:** a 2-line reminder. **Red flags:** changed instructions, urgency, new email addresses and other warning signs, in plain words. **If something looks wrong:** what to do right away: call their bank at once to request a wire recall, call the title or escrow company on a known number, and report it at ic3.gov and to the local FBI field office (in the US). Speed matters. **Signature line:** a short wire warning for my email signature. Rules: Never include real account numbers or wiring details in any message. Tell clients to get the phone number from a source they already trust, not from the email. Keep it clear and calm, without scaring them.