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Scammer Posed as Mortgage Closing Attorney: Police

A woman purporting to be a mortgage closing attorney bilked a Georgia homebuyer out of more than $155,000, according to state investigators. So reports the Raleigh, N.C. News & Observer.

Scam road sign 464653 1920 150x150Officials recently charged 42-year-old Stella Mae Zebic with felony theft, claiming that she “controlled and distributed the funds while in DeKalb County” last year.

“The victim received a spoofed email claiming to be from her closing attorney while in the process of purchasing a home in June of 2021,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. “Believing that the email was legitimate, the victim followed the instructions to wire closing funds in the amount of $155,477.46 to a bank account.”

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