Brevard County Resident Recovers $1,700,000 Lost in Real Estate Email Scam

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says hackers scammed a resident out of over $1.7 million in a real estate transaction back in July. The suspects infiltrated an email chain and changed wire transfer instructions, redirecting the full amount to their accounts. The victim alerted their bank and the sheriff’s Economic Crimes Task Force. Authorities recovered all the funds the same day. No suspects have been publicly identified, and the investigation is ongoing.