County Recorder Implements Free Monitoring Service To Detect, Prevent Deed Theft

In Monticello, Indiana, The Herald Journal reports:

• [W]hite County Recorder Paula Lantz wants to make sure that no one in her constituency falls victim to property fraud by calling attention to a free monitoring service now provided at no charge to local landowners.

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• Lantz explained that a fraud perpetrator can record a fraudulent deed at her office, using false documents. Items like out-of-state notarizations and paperwork make it impossible to verify each and every transaction, even if her office had the ability to do so. "Unfortunately it has become all too easy for a criminal to record a fraudulent deed, making it appear as if they own your home," she lamented.

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• The process to sign up for Property Fraud Alert is simple: go to a Web site, chose "White County" and fill in some basic name and contact information. [...] For more information, visit www.propertyfraudalert.com.

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