Beware of 'title pirates' wreaking havoc on Central Texas landowners

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A scam targeting landowners appears to be happening in the Austin area. The scammers are called 'title pirates' and are targeting landowners.

A scam targeting landowners appears to be happening in the Austin area. Back in December 2022, Manny Arce was contacted by a prospective seller."He was like, ‘I need to sell this lot. I need to move it quickly,’" said Arce, a Realty Austin realtor. The seller, who said his name was Joe Grasso, communicated with Arce regularly over phone, text and email.

"My theory is they like to do this in between those zones and during the holidays because people aren't thinking about those particular things."As recently as a month ago, Arce said he had another interaction with a potential seller of an Austin property that he believes was fraudulent as well.For realtors, Arce recommended paying attention to the initial questions asked by the alleged seller.

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