Saturday, December 29, 2007

Deed Theft Stories From North Of The Border

The Toronto Star has run a number of stories on homeowners getting their homes stolen from out from under over the last year or so, and can be found at the following links:
  1. ID thief stole home — from his mom (He `destroyed my life,' she says Son got $450K, mother, 70, evicted),
  2. Man, 90, off hook for loan: Court (Landmark ruling lifts $300,000 burden),
  3. When a house is not a home ('My sense of security in Canada is gone' says Paul Reviczky, who learned about identity theft the hard way),
  4. Court asked to reject mortgage ruling (Critics say decision in previous case favours banks and mortgage firms over fraud victims),
  5. Judge chides bank in mortgage fraud (Couple's identity stolen, home lost; TD Bank not 'innocent victim,' judge says),
  6. Identity thieves target condo (Shocked owners hit with $250,000 mortgage; Bank says it's a victim too, refuses to wipe out debt),
  7. Marital mortgage fraud (Husband gained from deal, judge says; Bank backs off ultimatum to wife),
  8. Province seeks to aid mortgage fraud victim (Set to intervene in widow's appeal; Problem `a priority,' minister says),
  9. Actress taken in by tenants (Renters took out a mortgage, sold absentee owner's house; Police believe fraud artists are part of ring operating in GTA).

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