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Register of Deeds outlines free property-fraud alert service as deed-fraud reports rise

Cumberland County Board of Commissioners · November 6, 2025
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Summary

Cumberland County Register of Deeds described how deed fraud works, encouraged property owners to monitor online records and to sign up for the county's free property-fraud email alerts; staff noted a state commission is developing recommendations and a report due in December.

Jessica Spalding, Register of Deeds, briefed the commissioners and public on deed-fraud scams and the office's free property-fraud alert service.

Spalding described deed fraud as a scheme in which criminals try to transfer ownership of vacant land or properties with…

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