The ultimate identity theft: house stealing
2008/03/26/0957 by fumfRTFA: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/26300
Not quite worried enough that identity thieves might empty your bank account or ruin your credit rating with a shopping spree in your name?
The FBI says those concerns are small spuds compared to what might happen when crooks parlay identity theft and mortgage fraud into “a totally new kind of crime: house stealing.”
According to the FBI:
… The con artists start by picking out a house to steal - say, YOURS.
… Next, they assume your identity - getting a hold of your name and personal information easy enough to do off the Internet and using that to create fake IDs, social security cards, etc.
… Then, they go to an office supply store and purchase forms that transfer property.
… After forging your signature and using the fake IDs, they file these deeds with the proper authorities, and lo and behold, your house is now THEIRS.
WTF?! How the hell is this even possible. OK, I understand how Identity theft is possible and I understand how fraud is possible, but how the hell does someone GET AWAY WITH THIS… you know where the fucking criminal lives because he’s living in your fucking house!
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