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While we'd like to think everyone is honest and respectful of each other, unfortunately, that's not always the case. Scams are a reality of the Internet. Despite this, Zillow strives to provide a safe online community where users can easily contact one another with advice and information relating to real estate.


Zillow is a media company. Put simply, we make money through advertising. Zillow does not handle money exchanges between buyers and sellers or tenants and landlords. Anyone telling you otherwise is probably trying to scam you.


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March 18 2010 - US

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Which meant the OP's post talks right to the point.
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March 19 2010
white picture, she just has a dot...what does that mean? is it a secret language?
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March 19 2010

The dot is meant the point, for example: 1.2, which was called "one point two", nobody say "one dot two", therefore Nancy wants to say "David talks to the right point"

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March 19 2010
but white picture...she just put a dot, i'm not trying to start an argument....but it's just a dot....you know  This:   . that's it!

This >   .

what does that mean?????

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March 19 2010
Same like somebody go to your office and says "I want to buy.", you know right away that he wants to buy the house.
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March 19 2010
oh yeah , I get it now...!

Thanks..... white picture....I may need your assitance to use this expression correctly

scroll down




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March 19 2010
which meant "scroll down the window, you will see the clear sky and far away you see a little dot, that is me"
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March 19 2010
Clear sky.........got it

Thanks very much....
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March 19 2010
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What's the success rate of advertising with you?  All I see are comments posted by agents and zillow moderators!!!
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March 21 2010
another one????
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March 25 2010
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April 09 2010
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April 10 2010
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April 10 2010
David, lots of jokes have been posted about these scams, myself inculded. thanks so much for the heads up!
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April 12 2010
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 It was amazing how much of this stuff we ran into from our ads on craigslist. I can't imagine anyone falling for it, but obviously they do.
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April 13 2010
do you all really care... about a dot... perhaps better than a dog... or some of the other pic we all see.... I am always curious about people who post and will not show face... what are you hiding exactly.. ?????
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April 29 2010

They do not hide their face, their profiles was removed from Zillow.

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April 29 2010
Wow, some of you have too much time on your hands, nice artwork with the dots!
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May 01 2010
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I had one person ask me to send them all the homes we had for sale under 15,000.  I will be glad to do that as sonn as we have some.  I would hate to see a picture of that house.
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June 10 2010
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The info on Zillow for my home shows it was sold in 2/2010 for $45,500...We have never sold our home and have been the only "owners" since it was first built in 1972...How do we get this incorrect info off of Zillow?
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June 14 2010
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Niki, did you happen to refinance in Feb 2010 and pull $45,500 in equity? Zillow and tax records are notorious for using refinance data as sale data and it really messes things up.
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July 27 2010

You need to find a professional in your area, do your research so you can avoid being scammed!

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August 06 2010
We all need to be on the look out for fraud. Just makes good sense.
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August 22 2010
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The dot post is an easy way for an agent to boost thier contributions number.
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August 25 2010
Too funny, the entire conversation thread just found itself focusing on a . and the significance of it or lack of.  Hope your all having a great day in real estate!
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August 26 2010
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Ditto, ditto and ditto. Don't ever give personal identifying information over the internet. If a lender or a real estate agent is for real then have them meet you in person. Do a gut check. If it doesn't feel right then clam up and move on!
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September 03 2010
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Thank you Zillow for your information on scams. One can never be too careful on the internet, as more scams are being revealed to us on a daily basis. We can no longer accept for truthfulness, or honest dealing; what appears in print.
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September 04 2010
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September 10 2010
Norm,  you're not a mortgage - you're a pip!

I'll see your    .   and I'll raise you   . .
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September 10 2010
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Scams and fraud are really prevalent, especially in the moving industry. To find out ways how to avoid such scams and other moving pitfalls visit  movingguardian.org
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November 30 2010
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