{"id":11124,"date":"2024-07-25T18:20:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetitlelink.com\/?p=11124"},"modified":"2024-07-25T18:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:25:47","slug":"preventfraudalert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetitlelink.com\/preventfraudalert\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevent Fraud on Your Property!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetitlelink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/325\/2024\/07\/Property-Fraud-Images-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Property Fraud Alert<\/h3>\n<p>The Lee Clerk offers property owners a free service to alert them of potential property fraud. Property Fraud Alert emails notifications within 24 hours to subscribers when a deed, mortgage or other land record with their registered name or parcel on it has been recorded into the county&#8217;s Official Records.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"accordionItemHeadingPat\">How to Sign up<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordionItemContentp\">\n<p>Visit the Lee County Clerk of Courts <a href=\"https:\/\/or.leeclerk.org\/LandMarkWeb\/FraudAlert\">Property Fraud Alert Registration page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can register personal names, business names, trusts, and individual parcels to receive Alert Notifications. Please check out these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeclerk.org\/i-want-to\/ask\/frequently-asked-questions\/property-fraud-alert-2\">Fraud Alert Registration Tips and FAQs<\/a>\u00a0before signing up, as these include naming conventions and helpful tips that will greatly improve your results. After review, fill in the items on the registration page to register.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat the registration process as many times as you like to register names and parcels.<\/p>\n<p>You may unregister a name or parcel by entering your email address on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/or.leeclerk.org\/LandMarkWeb\/FraudAlert\">Property Fraud Alert Registration page\u00a0<\/a>and then clicking on \u2018Receive Email to Edit Property Fraud Alert\u2019. You will receive an email with a list of your registered names\/parcels, with links that allow you to un-register each.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"accordionItemHeadingPat\">Warning Signs of Deed Fraud<\/h3>\n<div class=\"accordionItemContentp\">\n<p>When you receive a notification or become aware of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A recorded document on your property where you never signed the document and your signature was forged;<\/li>\n<li>A recorded document on your property where ownership of your property, or a portion thereof, was transferred or sold to another party without your knowledge;<\/li>\n<li>A recorded document on your property where the signer of the document was deceased at the time of execution of the document;<\/li>\n<li>A loan was taken out on your property without your knowledge; and<\/li>\n<li>Changes or alterations were made to a recorded document after you signed it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stop receiving your property tax bill or notices;<\/li>\n<li>Receive a Notice of Default or Notice of Trustee&#8217;s Sale when you own your home outright (free and clear of a mortgage loan), or when you have a mortgage and you are not delinquent on your loan payments;<\/li>\n<li>Receive loan documents in the mail for a loan that was obtained without your knowledge; and\/or<\/li>\n<li>Receive real estate documents in the mail for a transaction on your property that was conducted without your knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><em>The original article can be viewed in full at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leeclerk.org\/i-want-to\/request\/property-fraud-alert\">Property Fraud | Lee County Clerk of Court, FL (leeclerk.org)<\/a><\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Property Fraud Alert The Lee Clerk offers property owners a free service to alert them of potential property fraud. Property Fraud Alert emails notifications within 24 hours to subscribers when a deed, mortgage or other land record with their registered name or parcel on it has been recorded into the county&#8217;s Official Records. 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