Property scam guide
Real estate token scam
Real estate token scams use fake ownership claims, forged documents, urgent discounts, and pressure to pay booking amounts before verifying title, identity, or authority.
Risk signal
Token pressure
Severity
high
Group
Property
Common identifiers
Add identifiers that can be matched safely across reports, profiles, payments, and evidence without exposing unnecessary private data.
Seller phone
Use the exact seller phone shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Property document
Use the exact property document shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Bank account
Use the exact bank account shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Listing URL
Use the exact listing url shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Evidence to preserve
Keep proof in original form where possible. Screenshots help, but transaction IDs, URLs, timestamps, and chat context make moderation stronger.
Ownership claims
Capture ownership claims with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Agreement draft
Capture agreement draft with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Payment proof
Capture payment proof with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Listing details
Capture listing details with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
First response
These steps reduce further loss and keep your report useful for review, banking escalation, platform reporting, and official complaints.
Verify title legally
Do this early: verify title legally helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Avoid cash/token pressure
Do this early: avoid cash/token pressure helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Preserve seller identity details
Do this early: preserve seller identity details helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Urgent money loss
If money was recently transferred, call 1930 first and raise a bank or payment-app dispute. Speed matters for fund-freeze attempts.
Privacy boundary
Do not upload OTPs, passwords, full card numbers, full Aadhaar, private documents, or unrelated intimate media. Use masked, relevant evidence whenever possible.
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