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Man Scammed Buyer Out of $12K | Odessa News
A Midland, Texas, real estate scam has investigators hot on the trail of 50-year-old Courtney Darell Lister, who allegedly pocketed a $12,000 cash down payment for a home he didn’t own and had no legal right to sell. The case unraveled after a notary flagged suspicious paperwork she notarized at a hotel, leading detectives to identify Lister. The buyer, who met him via Facebook Marketplace, paid the cash and agreed to monthly installments—but when she tried to finalize the deal, she found no proper documents or county filings. Authorities now believe Lister forged papers and defrauded the…
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