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Adrian Black

Un-real estate: property settlement scam risk rising

Payment redirection scams on property settlements are costing Australians million of dollars. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

When conveyancer Shelley Baker asked her client a standard question on settlement day, she didn't expect it to save them nearly $200,000.

Ms Baker, who works for Nest Legal in Melbourne, casually asked if the seller had provided their bank details to the real estate agent.

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