The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in April about an unprecedented increase in quitclaim deed fraud. A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ...
When a Central Florida man died of cancer this year, his family learned his house had been transferred out from under him through a scam that could happen to anyone. His daughter says his signature ...
(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...
TROTWOOD, Ohio (WDTN) — Local leaders are alarmed by the rising number of fraud cases in Montgomery County, all stemming from commonly used documents. Quit claim deeds can be tools for stealing ...
CONCORD — Attorney General John Formella urges real estate owners to be diligent amid reports of quit claim deed fraud in New Hampshire. Deed fraud occurs when scammers forge documents in order to ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With 2025 upon us, local officials want property owners to double-check the status of their homes and buildings, as deed fraud and other scams have increased over the past year.
The FBI in Boston reports that between 2019 and 2023, New Hampshire homeowners were scammed out of more than $4 million in quit claim deed fraud. Quit claim deeds transfer an owner’s interest in a ...
Question: My brother and I bought an investment home in San Tan Valley three years ago. Two months ago, my brother gave me a quit claim deed in exchange for $50,000, and my brother moved to Oregon.