Elderly Man Forced Out Of Atlanta Area Home, Arrested After Alleged Fraudster Fakes Deed | Atlanta Daily World
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Photo: Getty Images A 77-year-old Georgia man was forced out of his home and arrested after someone allegedly used fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of the residence, WSB-TV reports. Charmaine and Charles Allman said they had been living in their home in Stone Mountain, Georgia for the past two decades until they were told earlier … Continued

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detroit_real_estate.jpeg Photo: Getty Images A 77-year-old Georgia man was forced out of his home and arrested after someone allegedly used fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of the residence, WSB-TV reports. Charmaine and Charles Allman said they had been living in their home in Stone Mountain, Georgia for the past two decades until they were told earlier … Continued

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  • grue@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    21·
    6 months ago

    The ironic thing (and what helps make it dystopian) is that one of the most reliable ways to avoid falling victim to this sort of scam is to not own your house free-and-clear, because mortgage companies pay attention to the records and would defend their interest.

    In other words, there’s a “sucking you back into the debt system” angle here that might not be obvious at first.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
      10·
      6 months ago

      I was going to say… if it’s that easy I need to forge the deed to my own house and clear my mortgage! :)

      • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 months ago

        Find someone to swap houses with. Help each other out with the perfect crime. It’s victimless, and we all know how much that matters now.