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3. How the heck did scammers steal the deed to the house?

Fri Nov 29, 2019, 11:36 AM

Nov 2019

Only method I can think of is the home-owner was delinquent on property tax payment and the assessor auctioned it off.

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She had no idea her home could be stolen. Then she read her junk mail. [View all] mfcorey1 Nov 2019 OP

Wow. FM123 Nov 2019 #1

Yup! Backseat Driver Nov 2019 #12

K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #2

How the heck did scammers steal the deed to the house? at140 Nov 2019 #3

I can understand there is always fraud possible, at140 Nov 2019 #6

Any judge? CloudWatcher Nov 2019 #7

I should have said "most judges"...eom at140 Nov 2019 #10

Not necessarily Backseat Driver Nov 2019 #13

I avoid mail delivery like the Plague at140 Nov 2019 #16

OR a republican UP on his luck....! lastlib Nov 2019 #9

I can imagine this could happen to victims of Backseat Driver Nov 2019 #11

Think you've restructured your mortgage? Backseat Driver Nov 2019 #14

Scammers are everywhere at140 Nov 2019 #15

Kickin' with disgust Faux pas Nov 2019 #4