Irving T. Duck in a purple Hawaiian shirt holding a magnifying glass and a key

Irving T. Duck

Specialist in all things real estate scams

White mullet, white goatee, round spectacles, and a Hawaiian shirt loud enough to be seen by NORAD. Irving spends his days doing the unglamorous part of fraud prevention: pulling deeds, calling listing agents, and reading the fine print on official-looking mail that isn't official at all.

He writes the scam alerts on this site and narrates the shorts on the YouTube channel. If a stranger wants your deposit over Zelle before you've stood inside the house, Irving has already made a video about it.

Chases the paper trail

Every alert starts with the county record, the real listing agent, and the payment rail the scammer wanted you to use.

Names the pattern

Scams get rebranded constantly. Irving explains the mechanics so you recognize the next version of it on sight.

Says it loudly

No hedging, no fine print. If something is a scam, you'll hear about it through the bullhorn.

Irving inspecting a listing closely

"If the deal is too clean, the paperwork too urgent, and the landlord too unavailable — you're not looking at a home. You're looking at a hook."

— Irving T. Duck
Irving shouting into a megaphone

Contact Irving

Spotted a scam? Want Irving to look into a listing? Reach out — he reads every email and monitors the channels below.