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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 12:55 pm
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I had an interesting letter in the mail today. Like many of you we get a lot of junk mail at my house. I still take the time to open it though. Today I’m glad I did. I think I may have been sent a possible scam letter.
The letter was addressed to my parents. When I opened it I saw that it was a typical we are interested in buying your property letter. The thing that was very off was that as I read the letter I noticed that there was another page with it. When I saw what it was I wondered if this was legal.
The second letter appeared to be a generic purchase agreement. That meant that if my parents signed the form and sent it back the house would be sold just like that.
The letter
I scanned the letter. I did edit my address and the reference number this stated company created but everything else is intact. I didn’t scan the agreement form because my mom tore it up. The letter mentions a website named Land Pin. I’ll get into that in the next section.
The red flags
The letter has a number of red flags for me. The letter was mailed in a standard white envelope. I also noticed that the sender Jessica Sanchez didn’t state if she worked with a real estate firm or an agency or even independently.
Secondly when I saw the generic gmail address at the bottom in terms of contact info that really got me thinking. Why would a person who seems to be sending a professional letter have a Gmail account.
Another thing i just noticed as I looked over the letter again. Why would someone think that a home owner would just sign their house over sight unseen to a stranger. It also makes me wonder request for you to email, mail back or call after signing the purchasing agreement.
Here’s what i found out
So i did some searching. Well I found out that the address on the letter is valid. It’s an building in L.A. Korea town to be exact. The only company that came up with that exact address was a shipping office. So basically they hand shipping, notary and things of that nature. When i checked the white pages online I found a few other offices at that location but none were what could be property or estate related.
The website mention Land Pin is a real site. But from the looks of it, they deal with various property types. Mainly large commercial or vacant properties. Or open land. I couldn’t even find any homes listed. You can visit the link provided to see what I mean.
So there once again is a red flag. This letter is picking info from real locations and websites. As we know many scams do this.
I also found out that when I Googled the email address nothing relevant showed up. But when I Googled ShapeShiftestates I did find something interesting.
I found a bit coin company that’s named shape shift. Is there a correlation? probably not but you would think something else would have shown up that was real estate related but nothing did.
As far as the contact number goes it seems to be a cell phone number. I don’t know if Jessica Sanchez is even the phone numbers user or owner.
beware and be alert
I just thought I’d share this info. Since scams are all around these days it’s always good to keep up to date on these types of things. Also i did this to alert all of you. You may have an older family member or neighbor who may be sent a letter. You may be sent a similar one too.
All I can say is if your sent a letter such as this one don’t reply back or contact the number. If someone is interested in buying your home or property they can reach out to you by phone or other means aside from a letter. always remember to never sign any documents that accompany these types of letters either. I hope this info was helpful.
