Protect Your Money from Wire Fraud Schemes
Wire fraud prevention
Never send closing funds based on email instructions alone.
Before sending money, call a trusted phone number and confirm the bank, account name, routing number, and account number with an authorized person.
- Never rely on email alone
- Verify every account detail
- Stop if instructions change
Watch first
How real estate wire fraud happens.
Watch this short explanation before sending closing funds.
Before you wire
Complete these four checks.
Call a trusted number
Use a number from the official website, your original documents, or a verified contact. Do not use the number in the email.
Confirm every detail
Read the bank name, account name, routing number, and account number aloud.
Confirm the amount
Make sure the transfer amount matches the verified closing figures.
Verify every change
A new bank, account number, phone number, or payment process must be confirmed independently.
Warning signs
Stop when something changes.
Different email address
Check the complete sender address for added, missing, or changed characters.
Changed account details
Treat any new bank or account number as suspicious until it is independently verified.
Urgency or secrecy
Be cautious when someone pressures you to act immediately or avoid calling another participant.
Emergency response
If you sent money to the wrong account, act immediately.
Recovery is not guaranteed. Fast action may improve the chance of stopping or recalling the transfer.
Call your bank
Ask for the fraud or wire department and request an immediate recall.
Call My Closing
Use a verified phone number, not contact information from the suspicious message.
Report it to the FBI
Submit a report through the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Preserve the evidence
Keep emails, texts, account information, receipts, and transfer confirmations.
Immediate action
Do not continue using the potentially compromised email thread.Contact your bank and My Closing through independently verified phone numbers.
Official reporting
Report suspected fraud.
Transaction access
Download the SureClose app.
Only install the app through the verified App Store link below.
Before you send
Call. Confirm. Then wire.
Never trust closing instructions delivered through email alone.