Wire fraud warning

Never trust wiring instructions sent by email.

Criminals hack email accounts and send fake wiring instructions that look like they come from your agent, lender or title company. Once money is wired to a criminal, it is rarely recovered.

Before you wire any money

• Call the title company at a phone number you found independently, not one from the email, and confirm the instructions verbally.
• Be suspicious of any message that changes wiring instructions or creates urgency.
• Daisy Melendez will never send you wiring instructions by email or text.

If you think you have been targeted

Call your bank and the title company immediately, then report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. You can also call 915-637-6088.