3 People Sought in Real Estate Fraud Scheme

The Miami-Dade trio pretended a person was a Real estate agent. They lured victims to vacant residences, usually set “buyers” as a result of history checks and then questioned for a down payment.

MIAMI – A woman and two adult males are remaining sought in link with a authentic estate fraud scheme in Miami-Dade that has targeted extra than a dozen victims, authorities reported.

Priscilla Marie Contreras, 32, Yordani Carriles Diaz, 43, and Deinoser Bravo, 47, are desired in link with the fraud scheme, Homestead Police officials stated Thursday.

Officials said Contreras would act as a Real estate agent and entice victims to vacant residences by means of social media. As soon as the victims were there, Diaz and Bravo would pose as house owners and perform money transactions with the victims, officials said.

“In some situations they would go to the extent of getting their victims go to a police section, get qualifications data, fill out paperwork, and then get in touch with them back again and say, ‘You have been accepted, but we require some style of down payment,’” Homestead Law enforcement Capt. Fernando Morales reported.

Police mentioned the team is involved in at minimum eight conditions in Homestead and about the identical selection in Miami-Dade County.

“The Homestead Law enforcement Division thinks that these subjects are actively engaged in this fraud,” police explained in a assertion. “We want to alert the public to these topics and hopefully stay away from additional frauds.”

A person sufferer, a father of two, stated he hoped to go into a house after a extensive look for for a spot to hire. The gentleman, who only wished to be discovered by his to start with identify, Kenny, said he supplied the team pay stubs, signed a lease agreement and compensated extra than $5,200 in a deposit.

“We observed the property, we like the home, we went through the full method,” Kenny mentioned. “We showed up with the truck, it was entirely loaded. When we pulled up there had been 3 other households, all in this article, all people hoping to move in.”

Everyone with facts on the trio is asked to get in touch with Homestead Law enforcement at 305-247-1535 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-Recommendations.

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