According to a former Arizona licensee, his real estate license identity has been stolen and is now being used to perpetrate fraudulent scams. The agent reporting this information severed his Arizona real estate license fewer than 30-days ago and relocated to another state. But just days ago, while living out-of-state, he received a brief email from an Arizona agent thanking him for showing a property listing. The email went on to state, “Did you happen to take the key with you? It has gone missing.”

In June 2012, in a related matter, AAR posted an alert on its Scams and Frauds webpage entitled “Agent’s Credentials Being Used Fraudulently in Conjunction with Burglaries”.

Reporting licensee impersonation to the police is appropriate in instances of this nature and the Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Stop number is (602) 262-6151.