A free fraud alert system can help protect property owners from title theft by providing notification if any documents filed with the owner’s name.
Lee County Clerk of the Circuit & Comptroller Kevin Karnes said it’s a form of protection, pointing out that if someone becomes be a victim of property fraud in January and doesn’t find out until August or November, it is very difficult to do a thorough investigation.
“It will alert you within 24 hours if a document is filed in your name,” he said at Wednesday’s Cape Coral City Council meeting…