OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Mar. 26, 2026) = One doesn’t need to have direct contact with scammers to be taken advantage of “behind their back.”
Nine people were arrested last week in connection with a so-called “house stealing” scheme in the Los Angeles area. The suspects, including two foreign nationals, were allegedly part of a $17.4 million-dollar, international mortgage fraud scheme, siphoning six-million dollars from private lenders, and stealing the identities of elderly victims to fraudulently leverage residential properties in high-value areas.
White-collar crimes such as these has led local officials such as Ottawa County Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck to provide property fraud alert services to residents.
Roebuck’s office is preparing to launch a Notary Fraud Alert program that he believes will build on the success of the Property Fraud Alert system, providing additional safeguards to help protect residents and professionals from fraudulent filings. More information on the Property Fraud Alert program is available here.
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