April 1 (UPI) — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in Massachusetts are warning the public about a “steady” uptick in fraud relating to quit claim deeds in the New England region.
“Folks across the region are having their roots literally pulled out from under them and are being left with no place to call home,” Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division, said in a release on Tuesday.
Cohen said people are “suffering deeply personal losses” that have inflicted “a significant financial and emotional toll, including shock, anger and even embarrassment.”
The scheme, known as quit claim deed fraud or home title theft, typically involves forged documents to record a phony transfer of property ownership…