DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With 2025 upon us, local officials want property owners to double-check the status of their homes and buildings, as deed fraud and other scams have increased over the past year.

Scammers have found new ways to defraud homebuyers as more real estate transactions move online. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Each week, the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR) shares ...

Deed fraud and identity theft often go hand-in-hand, so it’s important to guard your Social Security number, identification ...

While many scams are focused on collecting money or information through fake websites and suspicious emails, others involve a much larger target: property. Officials have recently been warning both ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - With deed and title scams on the rise, FOX Carolina Investigates wants to help you keep your property safe. About 130 people in South Carolina lost $5.7 million to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are ...