LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Whether you’re buying or renting, scams come in many forms and Las Vegas Valley realtors are warning about the recent scams they’re experiencing.
A week and a half ago Michael Marino, a realtor out of Henderson, was contacted by a man looking to sell two properties within the MacDonald Ranch community.
“Some of the answers that he gave kind of set off a couple red flags the way he answered them the fact that he didn’t know certain things about the land but not everyone knows every little detail about their property so it was in a guard gated very exclusive community. So he somehow had access to that guard gated list and I didn’t think anything of it he must be the real owner. Went to the property and got an estimate of what the property is worth,” Marino said.
Marino looked up the seller’s name, who already owned property nearby.
“I saw that this particular person owned a vacant piece of land, and then couple streets away within this guard gated community owned a 5,000 square foot house so if you live in that house and you own land just up the street you should have a basic understanding so that was a red flag,” Marino said.
He spoke with his broker at his company, Realty One Group, about some concerns. Marino went online and looked at the last sale for that property. He reached out to the realtor from four years ago which got him in touch with the real owner.
“He said in a text, I’m in a meeting I don’t know who you are, I…
