{
  "slug": "real-estate-wire-fraud",
  "title": "You can't un-send a wire. You can refuse to send one no human signed.",
  "summary": "$275M lost to real-estate wire fraud in 2025; 1 in 4 homebuyers got a suspicious closing message; once the money leaves, recovery is near zero. \u201cCall to verify\u201d isn't enough.",
  "lede": "Americans lost $275M to real-estate wire fraud in 2025. Nearly 1 in 4 homebuyers received a suspicious communication during closing, and once the down payment leaves the country, recovery is close to zero. \u201cCall the title company to verify\u201d is advice, not a control.",
  "date": "2026-06-15",
  "reading_time": "5 min read",
  "category": "Fraud",
  "tags": [
    "wire fraud",
    "real estate",
    "title escrow",
    "BEC",
    "closing"
  ],
  "image": "https://cdn.twc.sh/images/igcache/Real%20Estate%20Wire%20Fraud/1200_630/blog.jpg",
  "url": "/blog/real-estate-wire-fraud.html",
  "wordcount": 552,
  "related": [
    "deepfake-cfo-wire-fraud",
    "how-to-prove-human-2026",
    "what-is-hati"
  ],
  "schema": "Article"
}