Bruce and Teresa Huffman, owners of the above noted property, have experienced three separate unauthorized attempts to list and sell their property at 108 Sweet Grass Lane, Lot 71, DeBordieu Colony, Georgetown. SC 29440. This property is not for sale, and the owners have not authorized any individual or real estate agent to list, market, sell or convey it.
The owners have been made aware of three separate attempts to fraudulently list and sell the property. Each of these attempts were brought to the owner’s attention by three separate real estate agents. In each instance, someone impersonating Bruce Huffman approached the agent about selling the property. These three attempts were detected before a listing was published, and no sale or transfer resulted.
The most recent attempt was on September 26, 2026 involving a realtor in Myrtle Beach, SC (Scheen Thurmond). Mr. Thurmond called me to report that an impersonator supplied a fraudulent NC Drivers License bearing Bruce Huffman’s name along with identifying information. This was reported to the Horry County Police Department and also to the Davidson County NC Sheriff’s Department (where the Huffman’s reside).
Prior to this incident, there were two other attempts reported to Teresa Huffman. One involved a realtor in Myrtle Beach (Joe McRoberts). Mr. Roberts called to report the attempted fraud and also reported the incident to the Horry County Police Department. The other attempt was reported to Teresa Huffman by Ellis Grossman, realtor with Carolina One Real Estate in Charleston, SC. Mr. Grossman agreed to set up an alert on the owner’s behalf to provide notification of MLS activity.
Further, there were duplicate/inaccurate property pages for the above noted property on Zillow including a page with an altered address and an incorrect aerial photograph. Ms. Huffman communicated with Zillow and was able to get them to remove the additional pages. Further, she was able to “claim” the accurate property listing on their platform.
All of the above activity was reported to various law enforcement agencies as noted along with the title insurance company for the property, SC Attorney General’s office, SC Department of Consumer Affairs, three IC3 reports with the FBI, SLED, the Georgetown County Register of Deeds, SC Real Estate Commission, Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors (CCAR), DeBordieu Community Association (HOA) along with the closing attorney Hal Strange in Georgetown, SC. Of these contacts, Roger Chapman, Executive Director of CCAR was responsive with his agreement to add this property address to their fraud alert list. The Register of Deeds for Georgetown County only advised signing up for an alert that would notify the owners after a change in title.
Any proposed listing, contract, title work, closing, deed preparation, or other transaction involving this property should be treated as fraudulent and independently verified directly with the owners (Bruce and Teresa Huffman) through contact information obtained from a trusted source – not from the purported seller or transaction documents. A driver’s license bearing an owner’s name(s) should not , by itself, be considered sufficient verification given the fraudulent identification already used.
Please share this information with real estate, closing, and title attorneys throughout South Carolina. The owners appreciate the help to protect this property and prevent others from becoming victims of this attempted fraud.
Nov 3, 2026
