 TITLE: What Is Home Title Fraud? CONTENT: Phishing for Home Title Fraud\n-----------------------------\nAnother criminal tactic that has grown in popularity is phishing emails that ask a homeowner or homebuyer for their personal information so they can obtain their home title. Phishing is an attempt to get recipients to divulge sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and Social Security numbers, or to transfer money to the scammer through a variety of methods.\nIn 2016, the Federal Trade Commission warned homebuyers about email and money wire scams that included hackers breaking into consumer and real estate professionals' email accounts to get information about real estate transactions. The lesson: Verify the address of any website or origin of an email sent that is requesting personal information. Take the time to look at the company's real website and the actual email address used, and not just the one that appears in your email. END