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Tradewinds Escrow sale proceeds wired to non-principal after email impersonation — Regulatory record

Los Angeles, California · SOCEF-0047

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Court / region
Los Angeles
Case number
SOCEF-0047
Filed
June 20, 2017
Source system
California DFPI
Procedural posture
Regulatory order
Strongest reviewed source
Public source record
Allegation / finding status
Unknown / needs review
Disposition
Regulatory order
Last posture checked
2026-05-30
Reviewed
2026-05-30

Why this is included

Teaches an escrow file-review pattern from a public regulatory or court record.

Summary

The cited regulatory order describes order to discontinue amount not stated promissory note in lieu of immediate repayment. The extracted workflow issue is A non-principal assumed the principal's identity by email and requested that the principal's sale proceeds be wired to the non-principal's bank account, contrary to the principal's signed instructions to mail a check; Tradewinds wired the proceeds and later...

Topics

Wire Instructions·Seller Proceeds

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What this record does not show

This reviewed record does not show a court finding that any company or person did anything wrong. The strongest reviewed source is a public source record; agency action is not a criminal conviction and may not resolve underlying disputed facts.

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