Seller impersonation
Concord, Massachusetts · July 24, 2026
A vacant lot was sold for about $525,000 while a house was being built on it. The owners live in another state.
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8:02 AM · Cook County
New document recorded on your property — Quitclaim Deed
A quitclaim transfers whatever interest the signer has. If you did not sign one, the recording still happened. This notice does not undo it.
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|---|---|---|
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| What arrives | A notice and a document number | What the document is, in plain language |
| Is it ordinary? | The notice does not say | Whether it looks like a deed, loan, release, or something you did not sign |
| Who to call | The county, if you already know to call | The recorder, the police, and a real estate attorney, named in the alert |
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TitleXSI is not title insurance and cannot prevent a filing. It catches the recording early, after the document is already in the book.
What staying on it looks like
A watch you can read, not a red banner.
Sample data — test mode
Monitoring active
Cook County
Last checked this hour
0 new filings
- June 14, 2018Warranty deedThe sample vesting deed. Normal if you bought that day.
- March 2, 2021MortgageThe loan recorded with the purchase. Normal if you signed it.
- August 1, 2024ReleaseAn older loan marked closed. Normal after a payoff.
From the public record
Three cases we already sourced. Nothing invented.
A filing, then a demand to pay
Central District of California · March 9, 2018
An indictment alleged fraudulent deeds and then demands for money, because fighting the filings in court could cost more than paying. Those are charges, not a verdict quoted here.
U.S. Attorney’s OfficeA forged deed on a paid-off home
Washington, D.C. · February 12, 2024
A jury found the defendant guilty of using a fake notary stamp and forged deeds, including a home owned free and clear by an elderly owner, then borrowing against it.
U.S. Attorney’s OfficeThe same sources, with the FBI figures, on Why protect your home
Your home at a glance
Five questions. No score, no scare.
These are factors commonly targeted in the warnings we link. Answering does not look up your house and does not save an answer.
Animated explainer · about 72 seconds
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This is a scripted motion sequence in the page. It is not a video file and it does not autoplay if you asked the browser for less motion.
Frame 1 of 6
The file is public
A deed, a mortgage, a lien, and a tax bill all land in a county book anyone can read.
Paused · about 72 seconds for all six frames
How a report gets to you
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Order
The address, the names, and a yes to the renewal terms beside the button.
2
We search
Open assessor data where the county allows it. A person reads the recorder, treasurer, and court pages that bar bots.
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You get a report
Each section says what the paper is and what to do.
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We keep watching
A monthly look for new recordings. The filing still happens. You hear about it.
Anatomy of the report
Choose a section. The note is the same idea as the sample report.
Real Estate Title Search Report
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What this page is for
Summary
The first page is the short status: how many open mortgages, how many judgments or liens, and whether anything needs a person to look. It is not a guarantee that the title is clean.
Why protect your home
Most families’ largest investment sits in a public file.
The DuPage County Recorder puts it plainly: for most people, a home is the largest investment they will ever make. Scammers look for a way to sell that property, or borrow against it, without the owner in the room. Others record a bogus lien so a sale or refinance stalls, then pressure the owner to pay for a release.
In 2025, the FBI’s IC3 received 12,368 real-estate complaints reporting $275,110,419 in losses. That category is broader than forged deeds. The definition is on the full page.
Watching does not stop a filing and does not insure the title. It tells you a new recording showed up, so you can call the county, a lawyer, and the police before a sale is the first time you hear about it.
Learn the words
What is a title?
Title is the legal story of who holds rights in a piece of land, built from documents in the public record.
What’s a deed, and what is vesting?
A deed is the document that transfers ownership. Vesting is how the new owner holds it.
Mortgages and releases
A mortgage is the lender’s recorded claim. A release is the document that says that claim was closed.
Plans
The renewal terms sit in the card, next to the button. The same words are on the signup form, with a separate checkbox.
New homebuyer
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