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SimpleClosure, whose AssetHub has handled assets from more than 350 companies, warned founders on 1 October 2026 that new buyers advertise $1 million to $5 million offers with no completed purchase behind them, and that a buyer who takes raw files and promises to scrub them later already holds what was meant to be removed.
Dated 1 Oct 2026Source checked 14 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 16 Oct 2026Basis: indicative
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“now there are ads from companies like SHFA.ai promising founders $1 million, $3 million, even $5 million. Those numbers can make a new company look like an established buyer.”
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