Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Use Of Forged Land Documents In Title-Hijacking & Home Equity-Snatching Swindles On The Radar At Hillsborough County Registry Of Deeds

From the Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Regsitry of Deeds:
  • Preventing mortgage fraud and identity theft is a top priority of your Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds office. The Register's office has made a conscious effort to be on the look out for documents that may involve deed or mortgage related fraud. For your protection, consider subscribing to our "FREE" Property Fraud Alert website for real-time monitoring and notification of any potential fraudulent activity of interest to you. Your security does matter!!!!

  • Unfortunately, it's all too easy for a criminal to record a fraudulent deed making it appear as if they now own your home. Once they've done this, they can use your name as collateral on a mortgage or even attempt to sell your home to an unsuspecting buyer. Don't let this happen to you!

  • To sign up for this free service, go here and click on "BEGIN HERE" to register. The service will notify you if a document is recorded with your name and you will be given the option to be notified by "Email" or by "Phone". If you have any questions regarding this or are having trouble signing up, please call 1-800-728-3858 for assistance.

Go here for other counties making this service available throughout the country.

Thanks to Mike Dillon at GetDShirtz.com for the heads-up on the news release.