Jessica Madalena sits on the front steps of her Wood-Ridge home. She and her fiancé lost more than $32,000 in a wire scam when they purchased their home.But this huge milestone, which should bring homebuyers joy and hope for the future, instead put their dreams in jeopardy.
“Both attorney emails were fake accounts — with one letter off in their email address — that we never caught,” Madalena said. “Confused by this, we sent over all the proof that we had already paid the down payment,” Madalena said. “Our attorney immediately called us and this is when we learned we had been scammed.”
They finally got a call in February 2023, after Madalena’s mom posted on a Bergen County Facebook page telling the whole story — naming names — and asking for attorney recommendations. When the couple found an attorney who did not have a conflict of interest with the real estate agency, they sent demand letters, but no one filed insurance claims about the fraud.“We are looking for them to do the right thing and submit a claim with their insurance company,” Madalena said. “A year-and-a-half later, we are still fighting and we are not going away,” she said.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)
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