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Register of Deeds urges residents to use county—s free property‑fraud alert
Summary
Jessica Spalding, Cumberland County Register of Deeds, briefed the Board of Commissioners on local protections against deed fraud and the county—s free property‑fraud alert service.
Jessica Spalding, Cumberland County Register of Deeds, briefed the Board of Commissioners on local protections against deed fraud and the county—s free property‑fraud alert service. Spalding said deed fraud is showing up in Maine and is typically aimed at vacant parcels or unencumbered second homes because there is no mortgage lien to delay an illicit transfer.
"Deed fraud ... is a scam where criminals illegally try to transfer someone's property,"…
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