Property Title Fraud

In this type of property fraud, a scammer will forge property title documents and claim himself as the owner or power of attorney holder for the property. The scammer generally targets properties that are either lying vacant for a long time or properties whose owners are staying outside the state or country. After forging documents, he would sell the property to innocent buyers and by the time a fraud can be detected the scammer flees.

Another version of title fraud is executed by fake or fly-by-night builders. The builder sells a project on land that is not owned by him. He would promise great returns on the project and offer freebies to lure innocent investors. The investors, in the name of a promising future, forget to check all title documents only to realize later that they have been duped.