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74%

of homebuyers believed their title company or
bank could recover funds that are wired to the

wrong account
(Retrieved from Alta.org, May 2020)

52%

of homebuyers are completely unaware

of wire fraud in real estate
(Retrieved from Notarize.com, May 2020)

$3.5 B

was attempted to be diverted and wired to

“criminally controlled” accounts in 2019
(Retrieved from fbi.gov, May 2020)

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