October 3, 2020 Painesville, Ohio; Lake County Recorder Lynch improves Property Fraud Alert Service making it more secure for homeowners in Lake County. In these increased times of digital communications, we see ever more stories on property fraud/ home title theft from cybercriminals! Monitor your property’s document activity in both personal and business names and in names of relatives who might benefit from additional assistance, since property document scams will often target the elderly, vacant properties, or the recently deceased. With our Fidlar Technologies, Inc. Property Fraud Alert Service, you will be alerted of Official Records being recorded in the name/s you have registered. It is a comprehensive way to help detect property fraud and provide protection at no cost to the subscriber.
Please remember, the alert alone will not stop cybercriminals, so don’t be misled, but it will give you the opportunity to take action stop it. “When I was elected Recorder, this valuable program was left to die on the proverbial political vine, but I could not allow that to happen. This is an awesome complimentary service provided by our longtime vendor Fidlar Technologies, Inc. and so I asked them to sign Lake County up so we could help fight property fraud in Lake County!” said Recorder Becky Lynch.
Improvements were made immediately when Recorder Lynch saw that the customer consent box needed to be checked by the customer only. Lynch confirmed the proper signup procedures with the Prosecutor, securing registration integrity, and then Property Fraud Alert was made available by online registration only. This is now a true, very helpful, and directly customer-registered way to fight property fraud!
Recorder Lynch makes Property Fraud Alert available for your property protection, and encourages Realtors to share it with their real estate customers. At www.LakeCountyOhioRecorder.com click “Sign Up for Property Fraud Alert” at the Lake County Link.
The Lake County Recorder’s Office preserves, protects and maintains your land records. The first Lake County Ohio Deed was recorded April 16, 1840. Each day your recordings are scanned, indexed and preserved by some of the most modern methods available.
