Putnam County man shocked to learn his property was listed for sale even though he didn’t list it

Putnam County man said he was shocked to find out his property was listed for sale online even though he didn’t list it after a man came to his property for a tour.

[@AF-ib8ec]

If that "licensed realtor" sold that property, wouldn't that be considered trafficking stolen property ?

[@maclura]

has to be right? i'd also imagine this would cause issues with the IRS as well. so there could be federal charges.

[@LifewithRandyB]

Realtors need more than just ID. They need to verify proof of ownership before they list any property.

[@danielweston9188]

We ran a Title & lien check & before listing.

[@vickilindsey4499]

This is what happens when agents fail to meet sellers to verify their identity. Electronic signatures on anything means nothing if you failed to verify their identity.

[@user-kb6wd5it4z]

People can provide false ID and paperwork.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@user-kb6wd5it4z They can easily research the real owner/ verify the legit, real owner.

[@mildredkrisik8888]

It's just the $$ that's important to most of them.

[@politicsuncensored5617]

The state needs to require a person to provide 100% absolute ID proof of who they are whenever they are buying or selling any kind of property. The realtor lady really messed up by accepting the property listing without "any" ID. Requiring ID proof would stop or at least limit these real estate scams. Shalom

[@nikoqaddadeh3238]

Title companies need to be held accountable too. That's what they're paid for in part.

[@lotus....]

100%

[@rabidsamfan]

Renting too.

[@politicsuncensored5617]

@@rabidsamfan Agreed. I have to show so much ID at renting a car or place for my family it is crazy, but it is 100% correct. Shalom

[@politicsuncensored5617]

@@nikoqaddadeh3238 I totally agree. Shalom

[@kjisnot]

No ID? The realtor should have her license revoked.

[@tsc241]

What broker would do this? Bad business practice. No proof of ownership. 😮

[@yettimannettii2039]

and get put in prison for the rest of her life.

[@GBRyker61]

@@yettimannettii2039 the realtor screwed up, but it's stupid to demand life in prison. Should she be held accountable? Yes, absolutely. Should she face life in prison? Absofrackinglutely not.

[@James_was_here_569]

​@@GBRyker61 The only way she screwed up is that she got cot this time. Incompetence and not verifying information is no excuse for someone who has been doing this for 21 years.

[@MrBudPuphin]

​@@yettimannettii2039 And mutilated by evil clowns!

[@donaldlong9259]

He refused to show his ID and she still listed it?? She needs to be sued!!

[@bobbipson8906]

From the statements made by the actual owner, it seems like he's thinking the same as you.

[@nikoqaddadeh3238]

This is on the rise. I found my home that I bought last year, listed for sale by two realtors. I went after their listings, and made it clear to them, my home is not for sale OR rent. I called the title company too...they were like "ok".

[@CraigC-h6b]

It’s out of control, people’s trying to steal others hard earned assets.

[@timtoolman4125]

Who ever was going to get the money off the sale should be jailed.

[@jongleaton]

They are doing it all online, and no one knows who or where they actually are.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Realtor in the business for 21 years...never verified the ID of the seller.

[@ianbelletti6241]

I bet she's going to start checking every ID if she's a trustworthy realtor.

[@sixsixsix.]

How can someone just put your property up for sale? Don't they do some type of background check? The realtor is kinda suspect.🤔

[@henrymcmiller2527]

I wouldn’t be surprised if someone tried to sell the White House online.

[@United-States-of-Africa]

Nag the government doesn't allow that

[@kjisnot]

It's been for sale for many years.

[@floridagunrat1625]

At least the president has been for sale for many years!!!​@@kjisnot

[@rdland2985]

Lol the govt doesn't want competition... they have already sold parts of it...😂😂😂😂

[@alphabravo8703]

He just got 34 convictions in an unrelated matter.

[@MrMdaeu]

can DAs arrest such people who are impersonating others and throw them in jail for few years or make them pay huge fines to cover expenses with investigating etc by various agencies?

[@rodshoaf]

yes... its fraud

[@FordRangerClassics]

They COULD do SOMETHING. But, what if they don't? Then what?

[@vonrollveeg]

This guy is smart - he makes a lot of sense. The realty industry should pay attention.

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Realtor does a listing with no ID. Pull her license.

[@kateyjrosalia4464]

The realtor is at fault here and should have her license revoked

[@fladave99]

She should be fired. There needs to be consequences. she could easily be part of the conspiracy

[@TruthbeforeTrust]

Null Void , Any improper sell of a property without the authorization of the owner is not a legitimate contract. Why do they keep saying the property owner got scammed? The person believing they purchased the property got scammed.

[@markstevens1729]

Most real-realtors visit the property in the presence of the actual owner to create the listing. Convenience is a double-edged sword.

[@rubysandemraldspuppywatch]

same thing happened to me i got home and saw signs on my land and fence i contacted real estate agent on sign and told me the owner of property behind that was selling his land tried to include my land and it was deliberate

[@SY-js5oc]

The scammers name was William Farrell!! 😂😂 Major red 🚩

[@Bill-im6nt]

?

[@susanfrary6880]

That is the property owner name

[@rebelwolf1144]

@@susanfrary6880 No...the person that listed the property with out the owner knowing used the name William..... Will Ferrell...lol

[@DrunkenYoda-mm1gr]

If I'm not mistaken the deed to the property needs to be shown but not sure sounds like the realtor is pulling a scam

[@Hawaii1313]

There R NO "ACCIDENTS"! 🧐

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Just put a sign up stating the property is not up for sale. The place is somewhat of a mess but at least he isn't homeless.

[@alanrobinson4318]

No "Due Diligence" by the realtor.

[@roselynn816]

This is happening way too much. How many people has this happened to, who lost everything?

[@devinmccloud]

The realtor is corrupt and in on the scam. Case closed!

[@vihtoripuurola3775]

So Marcia Wilk listed the property without doing any due diligence required as a realtor. She needs to tighten up her game.

[@my3dazies]

Why wouldn’t the reality place ask to see his ID??

[@gigmaresh8772]

She feels violated that she didn't do her job. DUH?

[@kasarnfla]

No property shall change hands until ID's are documenting and verified. If known of this is done, then the Reality company should be left holding the bag.

[@artistjoh]

So the scammer took a deposit. The sale would never get through to closing, but collecting deposits for bogus sales seems to be the incentive. However, while the scam artist needs to face prison, the real estate agent also needs to be prosecuted. She is no innocent victim. She was negligent in not establishing ID, or any proof of ownership. Put her sorry *ss in jail for a month to teach her to do her job properly.

[@scotts8284]

A realtor should not have this much independent leeway, with Sellers. There has to be a better system in place to verify authentication of ownership, before a listing is made. Scammers are a penny a dozen nowadays.

[@joshbatten8844]

Maintain a garden he cant even Maintain a yard lmao😂

[@wishteria234]

ID and a real deed, no deed you know its a scam

[@KnitzyKitzy]

Her reputation should be damaged and her licence revoked.

[@mrdimented8243]

I would pay this man to read me bedtime stories 😅

[@tcw831]

Marcia was in on it!!! Why would you live info without getting the persons accurate info.

[@js-wq6zy]

Everything online is a scam, everything

[@user-kf6lu4dn2r]

Sounds like the realtor planned to identity theft him out of his own property.

[@KevinDick-h6f]

This is what happens when we have become to dependent on the world wide web. Doing specific employment activity like this publication shows the lack of investigation by the industry lowering its own standard , in the hopes to boost sales ? There is fault here and someone is not going admit they screwed up .

[@mc1dash1b]

Hey Marcia, my name is Elon Musk and I want to sell Trump Tower which I own. Left my ID at home, that’s no problem, right?

[@CountrysideCutie]

😂😂😂

[@Dan-q4h]

The reporter really dressed up to go on TV.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

"I grow edible foods." Really? I think he meant, "I grow edible plants."

[@southernguy35]

All sorts of edible weeds? Would that include "the weed?" This is no different than scam, fake telephone calls. In both situations, it could be quickly fixed but there's money being made by telephone companies and some online companies that deal in real estate.

[@user9b2]

It so obvious as to how the realtor FAILED, she did not insist for proper credentials.

[@silverhammer7779]

Real estate people are giving the legal profession quite a bit of competition in the areas of lack of ethics and outright sleaze these days.

[@genespell4340]

She will from now on. She could have been sued.

[@DwightStJohn-w1l]

@@genespell4340 AND in Canada get a large fine from the licensing province, AND even charged (we have a few Asian Realtors in court now over this; insist it's a language barrier (I have English as my first language and the BC Canada licensing is BRUTAL. you almost have to be a lawyer now, lots of liability.

[@PhycoKrusk]

The result of a bad assumption. The fake buyer was referred to her from another service, so she assumed that the other service had done the identity verification. Not an unreasonable assumption, but no longer a safe one, either.

[@James_was_here_569]

"she did not insist for proper credentials." She did not ask for any credentials.

[@CraigC-h6b]

The scamming and fraud is out of control. Sigh

[@czechmate6916]

That’s because the government is soft on crime now. 😡🤬

[@Terrathrax]

Agree, and our leaders do so little about it.

[@czechmate6916]

They aren’t going to do anything about because they’re just as guilty. A lot of them are more corrupt than a criminal.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

FBI too busy trying to help the DNC & WEF to do their real jobs…..

[@EQRuges]

Yep and no where in this story are they going after the fraudster. So he is free to do it again.

[@Divedown_25]

The realtor is a scammer as well.

[@bobroberts2371]

So you REALLY think that the real estate agent is going to risk their license for something that will be uncovered in a few weeks?

[@paulhare662]

Just enough to stay out of jail. Probably gets a smal percentage for letting details slide.

[@MojoPup]

@@bobroberts2371 It's happened quite a bit here in Florida. Greed makes you do stupid things.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@MojoPup Ever think that the sale would have never made it's way at closing so there would not be any $ to get? Someone probably just listed the house for sale to hassle the owner.

[@davidmorley7778]

@@bobroberts2371she just did.

[@writerconsidered]

I like this guy he's a colorful character. Edible food, edible food. Really stressing the edible. He knows what's up.

[@jamesborck5908]

As a mad man in a chocolate factory once said “people are edible”

[@Darci3333]

That burner phone probably ringing in a ditch somewhere😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@silverhammer7779]

Her "reputation as a realtor" obviously didn't mean much to her, since she didn't care enough to check the ID of the guy who listed the property and demand proof that he was, in fact, the owner and had the legal right to list the property for sale. I'd pull her RE license and refer this to the District Attorney's office.

[@mikerevendale4810]

Why would the realtor not put up a "For Sale" sign at the property, or, meet at the property with the prospective buyer? Seems sketchy...

[@SpotTheBorgCat]

Too much of this type of 'theft' going on these days.

[@QuietAZdesert]

Her reputation should be in damage mode - she failed to do her due diligence (not getting an ID) on a listing contract. With todays scams - she should be ashamed.

[@lotus....]

Florida is requiring everyone to get a Real ID when renewing their driver's license. This involves showing your birth certificate, proof of residence, voter ID card yada yada. If you are female w a married name, diff from your birth certificate, you have to show your marriage license also. What good is all this if the Real IDs arent even required to prove your identity to sell property etc. ?

[@josephaltman460]

Problem is deSATAN (desantis) wants us to become victims so his prized police forces have something to do. If they can make us do practical DNA tests to renew our licenses, they can easily require the same for real estate sales. 💯

[@bbrcummins1984]

Do some research Skippy about Florida real-estate laws, its the realtor fault, NO THE STATE

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

This was the realtor's fault for failing to verify the real, legit, legal owner of the property.

[@FordRangerClassics]

​@@bbrcummins1984hey, skipper, he's saying why do we need such stringent standards for an ID that's useless aside from buying alcohol/tobacco and having the police find you. Use your big boy reading skills.

[@joann5051]

I think you're missing the point that if he had an ID it would have been fake. Make it harder for the honest people to get a driver's license or ID when somebody can just make a fake ID.

[@thud9797]

You can register with some counties and whenever your deed or property has any activity you are immediately notified. Crazy that all of this can happen behind the scenes unbeknownst to the property owner.

[@ludovician]

The real estate agent is upset that she listed a property without due diligence. Poor creature

[@jimsmith556]

That mistake is on the realtor. She is the door to getting the listing and allowed it to proceed without vetting the person bringing the property for sale. That's part of her license requirements.

[@Maybe1Someday]

Lets be real, Marcia knew what she was doing...

[@Peter_Tissot]

oh yeah, is not like it was her first day at work! But, the problem might be bigger than just at Marcia's level, it is most likely systemical and widespread, and enforced by profit.

[@starshine3588]

If you are the realtor listing someone’s property online without checking their ID then that should be a violation of something. There are too many scammers out there…these realtors and websites should have to check that the property actually is owned by the person coming to them to sell it. ID and the deed and paperwork proving they are the owner should be required before a property gets listed now days….we need to change laws and rules to protect property owners from scammers and thieves.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

I'd be suing the listing agent for not verifying the LEGAL OWNER.

[@genegant7006]

She feels like her reputation has been damaged because she didnt do her due dilligence. Her RE license should be cancelled.

[@Aaron1969.]

I saw on the news where some company is brazing enough to try to steal Graceland(Elvis‘s house)

[@JLee-rt6ve]

"brazen"

[@jerrodyeomans464]

Laws don't stop criminals

[@mamatrain100]

And its only going to get worse. When the wealthy ignore laws its to their peril. What's to stop the rest of us from doing our will, laws be damned?

[@hermionegardener3796]

good people don't need laws and bad people don't obey them.

[@andreyromashchenko8967]

Cops stop them, laws define for how long crims go to prison.

[@davidmorley7778]

Neither does stupid listing agents.

[@stellaluuk2713]

A realtor has a duty to check ID of owners listing property and to verify they do own it before listing.

[@rabidsamfan]

ID and fingerprints with a picture.

[@brucek.345]

Unless you are voting ;)

[@rodshoaf]

Who requires a fingerprint to buy or sell a home?

[@rabidsamfan]

@@rodshoaf Nobody yet. But with all these scams I bet it is coming.

[@MatthewK863]

And that is why title insurance is so damn important!!

[@joniaq6372]

I live in St. John’s County (St. Augustine) and am CONSTANTLY getting calls from “realtors” wanting me to sell my home. I get calls on my home phone & cell phone & my husband gets them on his cell phone. I ask how they get my number & always get told it’s public record. When I signed up with my phone service, I requested unlisted numbers - only to be told at a later date that they do not offer the service. The whole nonsense of everyone’s personal information being readily available to any and all who want it has led to this type of infringement. Realtors do not respect a person’s privacy and flat out refuse to acknowledge DEMANDS to stop calling. I believe the realtor in this case should have insisted on verification of ownership before listing the property if she was approached as stated. We have bought and sold homes before this one, and EVERY TIME we had to show our identification AND the realtors visited us IN OUR HOME or introduced us to the potential sellers if we were buying. How did that not happen with this gentleman’s property? There needs to be more digging by the authorities before saying it was an error….. Just giving my opinion based on personal experience! J

[@BrianBoniMakes]

You are correct. Citizens have fewer rights than corporations.

[@paulready8897]

I hope the man sues the realtor for not doing her due diligence and contacts the police to charge somebody for identify theft.

[@arobit58]

I have an out of state property that someone tried to list a few months ago. I contacted the local police and they couldn't care less, they said that you'd be surprised at how often this happens yet the law does nothing.

[@carrieeubanks549]

Realtors need to absolutely get ID and proof of ownership before accepting a listing.

[@Weaf2727]

A PROFESSIONAL REALTOR would never create a listing for someone that didn't have a LOT more documentation other than just a driver's license that this Realtor even failed to attain. Most Realtors don't know how to do their job properly and it makes the professional Realtors who do look really bad. That specific Realtor should be held accountable as all she saw was a quick commission and didn't do her job properly! I would avoid that Realtor and her company like the plague!

[@laneclaypool8005]

He's right about the real estate agents helping to stop the problem.

[@Theywaswrong]

Real Estate Agents get paid excessive commissions for doing NOT MUCH. The title closing companies actually do the grunt work. WHY aren't the real estate folks responsible for AT LEAST checking the county clerk's office and as the guy says get copies of ID, like a drivers license.

[@loricrane5315]

I paused and looked up my address. Interesting info.

[@finddeniro]

My County Recorder is to e mail in the event of Title Transfer. . Guy in office says " Rare " ..little Fraud..more safe guards needed..

[@DarqJestor]

This bullcrap with such lax protocols for confirming actual ownership before selling property is criminal itself.

[@lewis9888]

The 10 acres next to me sold for $23,000 per acre. Accordingly my farm would be worth 1.5 M. That's crazy. I live on the farm so it would be impossible for someone to move in.

[@mikebauer4541]

Wonder how that realtor would react to seeing her own home and or business put up for sale in this manner? If a person has no I.D. and it is required, then don't do business with that person. How complicated is that? If the realtor listed this with proper I,D.. Then the realtor should be held accountable for any legal expenses acquired because of this. Plus any extra work and suffering due to this. in other word sue the reality!!! So if the property was sold. How was the fake lister to get his money??? Sue the crap out of them and hope it makes national news. Incompetence is no way to run a so called LEGAL business.

[@LordMondegrene]

She's not a very good realtor if she's selling houses for strangers without I.D., a deed, or even an address.

[@DanielStevens-i6e]

The sale was pending, not sold, good chance the title company would have discovered the fraud if a reputable title company was used. However since seller typically chooses the title company, they may have chosen one they knew wouldn’t carefully scrutinized the deal.

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

This victim is absolutely correct. Some things you can do to to maybe get notified of changes. Claim your property on Zillow and set an alert on it. It’s no guarantee, but if it’s status changes you’ll get notified.

[@handimanjay6642]

How convenient that the person listing it didn’t provide ID.

[@CharlesCurran-m9p]

Why didn’t the realtor and the cops set up a sting? Get him into the office to receive his check and then put the cuffs on him.

[@jaxflfreebird]

Two items which were lovingly displayed in this video, were not harmed or handled. They are home now and are said to be doing just fine. Thanks for noticing and for your concern.

[@Gregknows-uj8gg]

Anytime a criminal can figure out a way too scam and rob somebody they will and if a few get away with it and brag too their like minded freinds then all the like minded scammers and theives will flock too that new source of robbery until rules are put in place too stop it. That fellow was lucky that he was there and found out before it sold. The new buyer would of got robbed or the present owner would of got robbed. The guy selling it would of just pocketed the money and went on about his drug abusing and scamming ways.

[@no1nderwhy]

The no ID excuse, sounds off. The realtor is in this chain somehow. Alot of this kind of scam/fraud in the news, nationwide.

[@randumdude5824]

The realtors previous sales should be investigated.

[@isaacstrade9358]

Got to be careful hold the realty company liable my wife got scammed by a listing that wasn’t the owners to rent but had the code for the lock box key

[@LIONTAMER3D]

Respect to him & his dream, he's doing what he enjoys.

[@Peter_Tissot]

eatible weeds had me laughing thou

[@davidmorley7778]

Wilk needs to have her real estate license suspended for 6 months and slapped with a $10,000.00!fine for failing to use due diligence in listing a property. She should’ve verified the clients identity. Property records need to be sealed and not available to view by anyone except that property owner.

[@NoNotMe0000]

Investigate Marcia Wilk. At the very least, she didn't by law vet the buyer properly. She damaged her own reputation by not doing so! Jus say'n

[@benjie128]

Realtor: this has damaged my business Well you're the one who took the say so fof someonewho claimed they were the owner, didn't require ID, and listed the property. Sounds more like she's upset they got caught.

[@RayJones-p7s]

The common metrics used for identification are grossly out dated. There 1000's of names that are so common you may find that some neighbors may the same names. There are only 366 different days you can be born on and the number years are limited also. A 9 digit social security number can be computer generated. Phone numbers a computer generated even when you tell them do not call me again. The old court house record keeping has not kept up with skill of the thieves. It is now necessary to extra steps to keep your accounts and property safe. Identity theft can come from any direction.

[@MaxPower-11]

These seller-not-present scams have been going on for years now and Realtors should know better by now. Obviously this particular agent must not the brightest bulb in the pack.

[@beyondcompassion007]

You don’t own real estate the same way you would own a car. Real estate technically belongs to the state, when you get a deed you get the “rights” to the property in exchange for renting it via property tax. Sometimes that is only surface rights, sometimes it includes water and mineral rights too.

[@deborahbaker4770]

IT’S GETTING WAY TOO EASY TO MANIPULATE ANYTHING INTO SOMETHING IT’S NOT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE RECENTLY AND THAT IS KINDA SCARY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHO COULD BE BEHIND SOMETHING LIKE THIS OR SOMETHING WAY WORSE ‼️

[@stephenmorton8017]

Caps lock makes everything seem so important!

[@FordRangerClassics]

​@@stephenmorton8017I guess you have nothing to steal?

[@HarryDirtay]

​@@FordRangerClassicsis all caps going to prevent theft? Jesus man. Every thing you type is dumber than the last😂

[@FordRangerClassics]

@@HarryDirtay how did you try to make me look stupid equating bringing awareness to preventing an action. That's such a stretch it's cute

[@MrYfrank14]

Something like this recently happened to me. I get a text saying he saw my house didn't sell and he wanted to buy it. I checked online and Zilow had it listed but as not on the market and they said if you are the homeowner it explained how you could prove it and claim the listing. Which I did. So, no one else can list it. But, that means Zillow allowed someone to list it without verifiing they were the owner. Listing services and realtors have to start going to jail.

[@LygerTheCLaw]

poor marcia feels like a victim, for not asking for proof of identity before making a listing. poor marcia, ruined her own reputation for being lazy. poor marcia should not have the ability to list homes anymore. we need to sternly reprimand people or these issues will only get worse.

[@SilverWatcher.]

Where's the legal pot section. 😅😂

[@AppalachianRancher]

I don't know why people are shocked if someone can try and sell Graceland this property is small potatoes. Although the Whitehouse has been sold for decades....

[@sal5440]

Edible foods you say? Sounds good.