OLD LYME – Last week Old Lyme Town Clerk Vicki Urbowicz announced that her office has implemented Cott Systems’ PropertyCheckTM in an invigorated effort to combat property and mortgage fraud in the Town of Old Lyme. This 24/7 service allows residents to sign up on the Town Clerk’s webpage on the Town of Old Lyme website to receive notifications when official documents are recorded on their property.
Residents can activate alerts based on their name. This is a free service to the citizens and property owners of Old Lyme.
Property fraud can occur if someone forges your identity, transfers your property into their name, and then records the document. This fraudulent activity can make it appear as if that person owns your home or property – and you may have no idea that this happened. It is, unfortunately, becoming more prevalent today as cyber criminals exploit every avenue they can to cause harm and steal from everyday citizens.
Cott System’s PropertyCheckTM works seamlessly in the background of the Town of Old Lyme’s records management RECORDhub software, automatically triggering an alert on an enrolled record if a document with a matching name is recorded.
To activate this benefit, residents of Old Lyme can simply sign up for PropertyCheckTM alerts via the Town Clerk’s page on the Town’s website at this link. Property owners need to opt-in by first creating a RECORDhubTM account, then setting up alerts for their name, and choosing whether the alerts will be sent via email or text message.
“It’s also a good idea to set up multiple alerts based on first, middle and last name variations and your spouse’s name, to be sure that an alert will be triggered in case a recording happens with some kind of slight variation,” notes Paul Fetters, the Product Implementation Specialist at Cott Systems.
The Town of Old Lyme has partnered with Cott Systems to offer this no-cost solution, adding an additional layer of protection to records data and allowing residents to feel safer in their homes.
Urbowicz explains, “It’s an added level of protection that can bring peace of mind to our residents. I encourage them to sign up.”
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