According to the Federal Trade Commission, there were over 1.4 million reports of identity theft in the United States in 2020. This includes reports of credit card fraud, government document fraud, and other types of identity theft. It’s important to note that not all cases of identity theft are reported, so the actual number may be higher.  Even though the deed was conveyed to you when you purchased the home and was likely warranted to be free and clear of outstanding liens or claims at that time, there is nothing to prevent a scammer from filing a false claim on top of your legitimate deed after closing and finalization of the conveyance.

Even if you paid off your mortgage and hold proof of such, fraudulent or misfiled claims or encumbrances can affect your ability to sell, refinance, or pass your home on to your heirs.  In fact, the only way to know your title is clean, is to regularly inspect your “chain of title,” or more easily, to sign up for our Property Fraud Alert, which automates this process by checking our database each day and notifying you by phone or email  whenever any document is recorded against your property’s  property’ Index Number (PIN)/parcel or block/lot number.

This protects the ownership of our client’s properties.  Did you know you can Become a VICTIM OF Property Fraud?  Your Property Can be Fraudulently taken from you or mortgages or liens places against it without your knowledge?  With so much fraud online, internet and hacking, your Property can have fraud associated it.