PROPERTY GUIDE
Property fraud warning signs
A warning sign is not proof of fraud, but it should trigger clarification, evidence review or professional escalation before the next transaction step.
- Name, signature, property description or area mismatch across documents.
- Pressure to pay quickly without a clear document path.
- Seller avoids originals, certified records or basic ownership questions.
- Undisclosed prior agreement, token, loan, mortgage, notice, co-owner or possession issue.
- Unexpected change in beneficiary/payment instructions.
- POA/representative authority is unclear, expired, inconsistent or outside scope.
- Conflicting versions of the same document or unexplained alterations.
- Claims of guaranteed government/bank approval without supporting official process.