The Register of Deeds of Shelby County, Tennessee recently took to a live television newscast to warn the public about scammers scouring funeral listings and obituaries. They’re looking for dead people whose homes they can steal.
They forge deeds. They record bogus title transfers.
Once they have control over their ill-gotten homes, criminals sell them, borrow against them, rent them out, and evict rightful owners.
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