1,052,211
Oh it's been happening in (the bigger cities) in AZ!
Deed fraud, crooked 'principal' crooked notary usually out of state and no one paying attention to second homes that haven't been dusted off recently or where the owner has died and the mailing address is 'somewhere else'.
And the crooks are usually in . . . . CALIFELONY of course! LOL
Here's one recent case.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,587,960
Yes one of our local attorneys has spoke to our brokers group about this topic. She has dealt with many folks that have had this happen to them. Every once in awhile I remind our SOI to make sure all is good and explain this to them. They are appreciative.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,684,109
Interesting form of "insurance" or protection, with a lot of fear tactics to get the sale.
I'm not saying scammers never record bogus Deeds, of course they do, but it's not as easy as this website makes it sound. At least not in Florida.
In Florida, anyone recording a Deed will face Documentary Stamp Tax on the Deed, and recording costs. That typically runs into the thousands of dollars. All signatures must be notarized and witnessed, the name and address of the person who prepared that Deed must be printed, and many other Florida Statutory requirements for recording instruments affecting real property.
I can think of other ways to spend $20 a month.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,311,397
This reminds me of the mail that I have gotten in the past from companies that are trying to entice me to pay to obtain a copy of my recorded deed. Of course, for the service that they offer, the want to charge much more than I would pay if I simple requested a copy from the county recorder of from a title company.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,502,998
I've heard of these and asked my title company how they work. They said there is nothing they can do to actually prevent anything. The best that can be done, which our county does, is to notify you once there is a recording. Six counties, including mine, offer email notifications now any time your name has a deed change (this will present false positives if you have a common name and they warn about that).
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,216,398
I am with Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate on this one. So many issues that provide an owner protection and impact professional licenses. Save the $20 and get an extra two gallons of gas for your vehicle.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,781,173
Real Estate is a multi-trillion-dollar industry with everyone trying to take a bite out of it. Ideas, companies, gimmicks, tools and services come and go. Lots of it is reinventing the wheel and giving it another name. Still, some of it is not necessary to perform what people did over the millenniums i.e. buy/sell/invest and use a scribe (agent) for the history & confirmation
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,345,091
I am in CA as well. I've not heard or read about this happening in my area. That does not mean it does not, or cannot happen.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
2,161,048
Our clerk of court has a service that you can sign up for free and it will notify you each time something is recorded against any of your properties.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
417,221
Anyone can e-record a fraudulent deed on property. This service does not stop that from occurring. The original title insurance policy covers them from this scam but they have to make a claim. I'm working on an article about title for a news outlet related. I would not purchase this expensive service. Read your tax bill, check the mail, be aware, don't give your date of birth or social to anyone on the phone, do not give your correct date of birth to social media set ups.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,556,633
I found this on a Google search. It kind of reflects what I thought as to how we do business here in California, where there seems to be a lot of safeguards in place. The brief article is from Forbes READ HERE
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
378,517
we have title insurance which protects against forgery so we don't need anything else. Plus my wife is friends with the clerk and has told him if a deed comes in for our house call us because we aren't selling.
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
1,196,798
Hmmm...I don't know anything about them but may have seen a TV ad
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
3,164,294
I've seen the commercials, but I have title insurance. I'm good.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
2,182,552
Their tv ads use scare tactics
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,844,301
I'll sell you a car warranty for the same monthly price. This is paranoid.
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,868,554
I have not heard of this, but would definitely have to do some research, sounds like a scam.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA