March 27, 2008
House to steal a house
As if ID theft was not enough to worry about, it seems that clever criminals are not satisfied with taking over your life, they have found ways of actually stealing your house from under you. This has been happening in the US and although it is not totally common at the moment, it could become the next level of ID fraud.
According to the FBI:
… The con artists start by picking out a house to steal - say, YOURS.
… Next, they assume your identity - getting a hold of your name and personal information (easy enough to do off the Internet) and using that to create fake IDs, social security cards, etc.
… Then, they go to an office supply store and purchase forms that transfer property.
… After forging your signature and using the fake IDs, they file these deeds with the proper authorities, and lo and behold, your house is now THEIRS.
This is a very scary scenario, which hopefully will never rear its head in this country.
Source [Network World]
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26300
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