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Recorder’s office, title company urge vigilance as property-fraud scams rise
Summary
Marion County Recorder Faith Kimbrough and title attorney Lori Kemp discussed rising property-fraud schemes, recommended registration for county property-fraud alerts, third-party identity verification for mail-away closings, and stepped-up education for lenders and agents.
Marion County Recorder Faith Kimbrough and guest Lori Kemp, founder and attorney of Momentum Title, urged property owners to use fraud-alert tools and to be cautious about email and closing processes as property-fraud schemes increase across Indiana.
Kemp said counties offer a “property fraud alert” that “doesn't really prevent it, but they can at least get a notification if something happens with their deed,” and described title-industry steps to reduce risk, including third-party identity-verification for mail-away notarizations and education for lenders and agents.
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