HOME BUYERS & SELLERS

Keep your funds safe

1 in 20 consumers fall victim to fraud during a real estate transaction. Don’t let it happen to you.

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Fraudsters want your money

Complexity and the large sums of money in a real estate transaction make homeowners targets for fraud.

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10 parties

could be communicating for the first time in a closing

Rocket Mortgage, January 2025

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$431,057

median U.S. home sale price

 Redfin, March 2025

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$35 trillion

in household equity in the U.S.

 Bankrate, January 2025

Learn more about wire fraud and how to avoid it: Wire Fraud 101

The CertifID platform protects homeowners

CertifID provides solutions for your real estate agent, attorney, and title company to secure your funds.

Home Buyers

Receive wire instructions securely from your closing agent with CertifID.

Never wire funds without communicating directly with your closing agent.
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Home Sellers

Receive your sale proceeds safely when your closing agent uses CertifID.

It’s the most secure way to share or confirm your bank details, so that your money doesn’t get intercepted by fraudsters after you sell your home.
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Don’t fall for these common fraud schemes.

You may receive suspicious emails, texts, or phone calls trying to convince you to wire money. Look out for these common fraud tactics.

An illustration of a tablet screen showing an email inbox with a suspicious message from "Security Title" and the email address contact@securitytitle.com. A red alert icon points to the sender, indicating a potential phishing or wire fraud attempt.

Be wary of misspelled email addresses.

Fraudsters make minor edits to email addresses that are difficult to detect. Double-check that the sender's address matches your point of contact and that the name is spelled correctly.

Look out for “updated” wiring instructions.

Your title company or law firm isn't going to send you any updated instructions or rush you to send your funds early. Look out for emails with these requests.

An illustration of an email inbox on a tablet shows a suspicious message with the subject line "RE: URGENT: Updated Wiring Instructions!" highlighted in red. A red alert icon points to the subject line, indicating a phishing or wire fraud warning.

An illustration of a suspicious email shown on a tablet screen, with the subject line "RE: Checking in" and a message reading, "Hello Justin, Can you kindly confirm if the wire has been sent?" A red alert icon points to the text, indicating a potential wire fraud or phishing attempt.

Don’t trust messages that ask for wire confirmation.

This is a hallmark of a wire fraud attempt. Keep your eyes peeled for these types of emails. When words like "kindly" are overused, consider it a red flag.

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Homeowners like you love CertifID

"With fraud and hackers running amok, I sincerely appreciate the extra precautions."

Pamela Z.

Home Seller

"So much scamming these days. This is a great way to avoid criminals stealing what is not theirs."

Valen F.

Home Seller

"I do not like doing things on line (it scares me). But this all went very smoothly and was easy for me to follow!"

Beverly K

Home Seller

Have your funds been stolen? CertifID can help

"I thought I was about to close on my dream home, but I was tricked with an email that appeared to come from my title agent…No one at the closing table knew what to do when it was discovered that my money never made it to the right place. Fortunately, I found CertifID.”