Hackers’ Ploy: “Last Minute Change” to Wiring Instructions
Hackers posing as real estate agents, Realtors, and title insurance companies are targeting Bay Area consumers through a mortgage closing-cost phishing scheme. The scammers email about a last-minute change in wiring instructions that redirects funds to the scammers' accounts. One borrower was hit for nearly $1 million. [6/21/16]


