I'm a real estate agent who thought I was too smart to fall for a scam. Then I almost sold a $200,000 lot to a fraudster.

I'm a real estate agent who thought I was too smart to fall for a scam. Then I almost sold a $200,000 lot to a fraudster.

Courtesy of Adam Pretorius

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Adam Pretorius, who's been a real estate agent in Iowa since 2009. Pretorius was targeted as part of a vacant land scam in which scammers impersonate property owners and solicit agents to fraudulently sell their land. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

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