The NY post is reporting that a Florida couple has been arrested and charged with stealing properties from homeowners using an amazingly easy scam that costing less than $1 to pull off. According to reports, the couple allegedly forged quitclaim deeds on homes in Tampa and Miami-Dade County. In addition, the report says that most states have little on the books to make these kind of thefts more difficult. Simply put, a quitclaim deed is a document that transfers ownership of a property with the owner’s consent. However, crooks can simply forge signatures and walk away with the title for as little as 70 cents in processing costs in the state of Florida.
“We found out that the titles of my father’s properties had all changed through quitclaim deeds,” said Caroline Sauer, the accused house thief’s ex-wife, to the outlet. “We questioned, how did this happen?
According to Hillsborough County Clerk Cindy Stuart, pulling off the forgery “only requires a notary and two signatures with an address listed next to them.”
Click here to read the full story at the NY Post.
Click here to read more at FOX 13 Tampa.
