Same game, different names. Now it's "Wang Tao" and the number is for his attorney, Edward Brown.

Sigh...

Same story..same ol' Mr Jackson.  Only this time the "buyer's" name is Otake "something or other".  Trying to buy a $550k Soth Carolina property site unseen.  My understanding is that the attempt is to eventually have the "mark" mail back the difference in one of his overwritten checks.  Don't waste your time.  Just report to www.IC3.gov.

"Got an email from Otake Iwao claiming to want to buy property anywhere in SC.  I sent him some listing to look at and in 5 minutes he picked one and wanted to buy it unseen and wanted a bunch of information on where his deposit would be deposited.  He had an account manager and said he wanted funds available before he arrived in 4 weeks."

I received the same email on May 27. I am a Realtor as well.

Definitely a SCAM! Watch out!

Got emails from a Mr. So Li, supposedly a Canadian resident wanting to buy a property in North Idaho sight unseen for 425K. Gave this phone number as his account manager Mr. Paul Jackson.  Too good to be true.....even sent bank statement with balance of $2.9mil, drivers license and social insurance card.

Just came across this thread.  A few years ago (March/April 2010) I received a similar email from a "Wu Gregoery" wanting to buy a $100,000,000 condo from me sight unseen.  It sounded fishy from the start but  I told them (standard procedure) they'd have to send a contract deposit for $10,000 (10% of the purchase price) to lock in the property.  After some back and forth emails, they soon sent me a (fake) check from AXA Insurance (CANADA) for $96,000!  "Mr. Green Sound" was the alleged account manager.  The explanation for the BIG $86,000 difference was (and here's the best part) the that they wanted me to purchase for them:"Chinese home style furniture, Chinese style home entertainment, Chinese home decoration and Chinese kitchen appliance in Japan that I will be bringing to this property I love my tradition and I want my home to look like little China Mansion."Cracks me up every time I re-read the emails!

They will overnight the check and it will be for additional funds that they want to keep at the title company and have them cut the check back after closing.