Scammers are creating fake email addresses that look similar to realtors' and title companies before soliciting money-wiring instructions.
Officials are warning about a scam that's taking advantage of unsuspecting victims who make electronic withdrawals from their bank accounts.
"These guys are very efficient criminal networks ... They have cells located everywhere -- here in the U.S., Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, you name it. They are local. They are global," he said. "We're seeing funds move," Dougherty said."Before, we used to have a 72-to-48-hour window. Now funds are moving within 24 hours, even faster than that."
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