Lauren will never email or text you wiring instructions, and will never ask you to change where you send money.
Before you wire any money
- Call your title company or closing attorney at a phone number you found yourself (their website or your contract), not one in an email.
- Confirm the account number and the amount out loud.
- Treat any "updated" or "urgent" change to instructions as fraud until proven otherwise.
If you think you've been targeted
Call your bank immediately and ask them to recall the wire, then report it to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov. The first hours matter most.