The Treasury Department has alerted NAR to a scheme in which individuals try to buy real estate with fake promissory notes and bonds.
If you have any information regarding this type of fraudulent activity, we request thatyou contact the Department of Treasury, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Investigations Hotline at 1-800-359-3898 or email Hotline@oig.treas.gov . Realtors approached by a person giving these or similar circumstances should consider the potential for fraud. Should you suspect fraudulent activity, it is recommended that you contact the OIG Hotline and your local law enforcement agency immediately.
Additional information regarding this and other similar fraud schemes can be found at the following Department of Treasury website:
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/statreg/fraud/fraud_bogussightdraft.htm.
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