Real estate, with its large transaction sizes and frequent use of wire transfers, has proven to be an especially lucrative target for criminals.
In early July, Robillard told CNBC she had no idea whether she would ever see her money again.
Courtesy: Rana RobillardRobillard says she decided to publicize her story to boost awareness of real estate wire fraud, besides being a last-ditch attempt at getting her money back.
"This is not what I thought my public representation would look like, which is that I've lost all this money," Robillard said.
While Martinez, California-based Compass Mortgage denies being hacked, it acknowledged that the email with wire directions wasn't from them, according to Robillard.
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Locations:
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