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Draft NOINDEX expansion 2026-08-10; overall scores unpublished

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Real Estate Closing Scam Checklist

Wire transfer verify-out-of-band first: SecurityChecklist keeps this draft free-first and claim-safe. Business email compromise targets home buyers with fake wiring instructions. This guide stays free-first; we invent no product scores or unverified prices. Overall scores stay unpublished (unpublished).

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Direct verdict

Real Estate Closing Scam Checklist: finish free controls first, then consider paid tools only for a leftover job you can name. Product scores stay unpublished (N/Pub) until signed test records exist.

Unpublished

Priority checklist

  1. Confirm wiring instructions in person
  2. Use established title contacts
  3. Secure email and portal logins
  4. Optional paid leftovers
  5. Paid tools only for named leftovers

Ledger-verified starting prices show below when captured; otherwise cards stay confirm-live or pending. Overall scores stay unpublished (N/Pub). Never invent dollar amounts.

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Checklist

  1. 1

    Confirm wiring instructions in person

    Free

    Verify closing wire details with your title agent using a saved phone number.

    • Wire details verified by phone
    • No email-only instructions
    • Amount double-checked
  2. 2

    Use established title contacts

    Free

    Ignore last-minute account changes sent by email or text.

    • Account change calls verified
    • Title office visited if possible
    • Cashier check option explored
  3. 3

    Secure email and portal logins

    Free

    Unique passwords and MFA on realtor, lender, and title portals before closing week.

    • Portal MFA on
    • Unique passwords
    • Phishing reported quickly
  4. 4

    Optional paid leftovers

    Optional paid

    After wire verify habits, paid kits are optional for named alert leftovers.

    • Verify first
    • Skip closing panic kits
    • Buy tools only for named leftovers

What this checklist does not cover

  • Guaranteed closing wire safety
  • Invented BEC loss rates
  • Real estate legal advice

Sources

  • FBI BEC real estate alerts, FBI IC3 business email compromise real estate consumer alerts
  • Overall scores unpublished (unpublished), No invented lab scores, detection rates, or aggregate ratings on Batch39/40/41 drafts
  • Security Checklist methodology, How guides are structured before scores publish, /methodology/

Next steps

Final verdict

Use free controls first. Treat product scores as unpublished until signed test records exist. Affiliate payout never sets recommendations. Re-check volatile prices and plan names before purchase.

FAQ

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Update history

Draft NOINDEX expansion 2026-08-10; overall scores unpublished. Re-check free OS controls and any listed prices same-day before purchase. Overall scores stay unpublished until signed test records exist.

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