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Panel warns of rising real‑estate fraud; panelists urge consumer alerts, identity proofing and tighter e‑filing safeguards
Summary
A TACIR panel on real‑estate and deed fraud presented evidence of escalating wire and deed‑theft schemes, urged consumer alerts, stronger notary identity proofing, e‑file vendor vetting and industry‑led protections such as identity verification and secure wire processes.
A panel convened by TACIR detailed growing real‑estate fraud schemes — ranging from business email compromise and wire‑transfer diversion to quitclaim deed forgery — and urged coordinated responses from registrars, notaries, title companies, law enforcement and the legislature.
Panelists described how fraudsters exploit publicly available property records, impersonate parties in transactions and hijack email accounts to redirect closing funds. Thomas Cronkwright, co‑founder of CertifiedID, described business email compromise (BEC) and noted consumer willingness to pay for security: in a recent survey 79% of Tennessee…
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