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By DJ 33 1/3 Mar 8, 2021 Marty Kiar, Broward County’s property appraiser, is warning that scammers have figured out how to forge deed documents and file to take ownership of a home. Thieves have found a loophole in Florida law, where the records division for the county must accept any document that is filed. County offices are barred from verifying if a person on the deed is the true owner and the document only needs to be notarized and signed by two witnesses. “They file fake deeds against someone’s property,” Kiar said. “Then they take those deeds and they try to extort, mortgag...

Marty Kiar, Broward County’s property appraiser, is warning that scammers have figured out how to forge deed documents and file to take ownership of a home.

Broward property appraiser offers free new program to prevent title fraud Updated:  Tags:  BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Companies charge hundreds and hundreds of dollars a year for a service to protect property owners from title theft and the service is now free in Broward County. Marty Kiar, Broward County’s property appraiser, said scammers have figured out how to forge deed documents and file them with the county to take ownership of a home. The thieves have found a loophole. Marty Kiar, Broward County’s property appraiser, warned cases of title fraud are more common than people think. (...

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