Before a listing agreement is signed, TrueSeller helps confirm the person selling a property is who they claim to be — and matches the county's owner of record.
Seller impersonation fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in real estate. Fraudsters impersonate property owners — especially owners of vacant land — using AI-forged IDs, days-old VoIP phone numbers, and burner email accounts.
By the time the fraud surfaces, a buyer has wired money, a title claim is open, and a brokerage's name is on the listing.
TrueSeller starts with the county record — not with anything the prospective seller provides.
Timed, single-use verification questions generated from the property owner's actual history. An impostor is quizzed on the real owner's life — not their own.
Is the phone number actually registered to the owner's identity? How old is it? Is it a VoIP line created last week? The signals fraudsters can't fake.
The verified identity is cross-checked against county assessor records for the specific parcel being listed.
TrueSeller adds a documented layer of due diligence to listing intake. It is decision support for licensed real estate professionals — results are fraud-risk signals, not a guarantee of any transaction, and are never used for credit, employment, insurance, or housing-eligibility decisions.
TrueSeller was founded by Kyle Von Kohorn, a licensed Florida Realtor, after his own firm was targeted by a fraudulent seller — a fake listing that cost a buyer $20,000 through a phony escrow company.
Existing tools verify identities at closing, after a fraudulent listing has already done its damage. TrueSeller moves verification to where it belongs: before the listing agreement is signed.
TrueSeller LLC is a Florida company. Verification data is provided through established, credentialed identity-data partners and used solely for fraud prevention. The individual completing verification consents before any check runs.
We operate under strict data minimization: we retain verification outcomes — not personal data records.
TrueSeller is piloting with select Florida brokerages now. Brokers and agents: join the early-access list. Data partners and title professionals: we'd like to talk.
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