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I got a pdf "letter" in an email with this exact scam last night. This was a new one for me.

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sdkid said:
I got a pdf "letter" in an email with this exact scam last night. This was a new one for me.

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New Email Scam Includes Pictures of Your House. Don’t Fall For It.

You may have arrived at this post because you received an email with an attached PDF from a purported hacker who is demanding payment or else they will send compromising information—such as pictures sexual in nature—to all your friends and family. You’re searching for what to do in this...
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It's too easy.
Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
Now surf Google Maps to that address and snap a photo, now you have a picture of the home.
Ta da!
 
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TonyR said:
It's too easy.
Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
Now surf Google Maps to that address and snap a photo, now you have a picture of the home.
Ta da!
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Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
So, I would do this to find out who our neighbors were, or at least know who owned the homes...
 
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Every year before my Home Owner's Insurance renews, I get flooded with mail from insurance agents with a flyer that has a picture of my home, all of the patinate information, such as sq ft, # rooms, appraisal value, etc. There is an insurance premium on this flyer. Of course they are getting this info from the tax assessors web site and Google maps.
 
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David L said:
Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
So, I would do this to find out who our neighbors were, or at least know who owned the homes...
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Plus the assesed value of the property going a few years back, the taxable value of the property, the history on the property when it was sold and how much your neighbors bought it for, the tax history and how much property tax they paid going way back. Along with any delinquent taxes owed on the property.
 
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A.I. Predicts it will run ruin the world

He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. Revelation 13:15 NKJV​

 
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David L said:
Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
So, I would do this to find out who our neighbors were, or at least know who owned the homes...
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Use this website-- find out who your neighbors are. You have to make an account, but it's painless. The site is aimed at people who are trying to purchase farmland, but you can zoom into neighborhoods and see owners of individual houses.

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Land and People Intelligence for Agribusiness | CamoAg

Maximize growth with targeted agricultural data. Empower your agribusiness with insights to drive smarter decisions, from land valuation to marketing.
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David L said:
Legally go to county revenue/property tax web site and pick an address on the GIS maps, now you have a owner's name to go with an address.
So, I would do this to find out who our neighbors were, or at least know who owned the homes...
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We get so many scam/fake accounts trying to join our neighborhood Facebook page that I check every one against the GIS map before approving them.
 
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Australian Labor Government just spent hundreds of millions for new Trains - only problem is they won't FIT through the underground tunnels .
What ever happened to measure twice cut once ?

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Crows said:
Australian Labour Government just spent hundreds of millions for new Trains - only problem is they won't FIT through the underground tunnels .
What ever happened to measure twice cut once ?

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I would hand the idiots that did this a shovel...
 
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sdkid said:
I got a pdf "letter" in an email with this exact scam last night. This was a new one for me.
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You can have Google blur the Street View images. On the Street View of your house look at the bottom for "Report a problem" and click and follow the instructions. If there are multiple years, you'll need to do them individually. Also check the view from different directions/angles, sometimes they're different and you'll need to do those too.

Also if it appears in Zillow and most other real estate sites you can make an account, claim the property, and then delete the pictures.
 
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