Fans Targeted in Reality TV Real Estate Scheme

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 4:01 a.m.

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Dave Lieber is intrigued when he\\xa0receives an invitation to attend a real estate seminar hosted by Tarek and Christina of hit HGTV show\\xa0Flip or Flop.\\xa0The event is packed with fans and hopeful real estate flippers, but instead\\xa0of meeting\\xa0their favorite stars,\\xa0attendees sit through a pitch for get-rich-quick\\xa0seminars\\xa0costing thousands. Dave, a journalist for the\\xa0Dallas Morning News, is\\xa0so\\xa0shocked at what he sees, he investigates further, uncovering a slew of unethical practices by\\xa0Zurixx LLC, the\\xa0seminar\\xa0company, that ultimately attracts the notice of the Federal Trade Commission.

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