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PROPERTY FRAUD ALERT
Property Fraud Alert is a free notification service that alerts subscribers (via email, text message, or a voice phone call) each time a document is recorded with their name on it in the participating County Land Records office. The subscriber must select one method of notification, an email, text message, or voice call.
Click on Property Fraud Alert to subscribe for free.
You may enter as many personal, business, and trust names necessary. You may also monitor multiple names and use the same contact method (e-mail address or phone number) for each. Finally, you may sign up for the same name multiple times but request a different contact method for each time.
You have to make separate subscription entries for each individual name (personal or business). For a married couple or for those persons who share the same last name, you must make individual subscription entries for each person.
If your name is spelled different ways, it is highly recommended that you enter only the first letter of your first name in the first name field. For example, with a name such as Steve, Stephen, or Steven, you may wish to enter the letter "S" in the first name field. Or you may wish to enter the first few letters of your first name to limit the number of first name matches. For example, if the letters "St" are entered, a name match may result for the names Steven, Stan, Stacy, Sterling, etc.
Your last name, business name, or trust name is spelled differently on occasion; how should you enter it? Such as the last name "Van Buren" for example. This name may at times be spelled with a space in it ("Van Buren") and at other times with no space ("VanBuren"). For cases like this, it is highly recommended that you make two separate subscription entries with both name variations. For the Property Fraud Alert system to work as intended, and for notification alerts to be sent, the last name spelling, or business name spelling of the subscription name must match exactly.
If your last name is very common; will you receive notification alerts that could possibly belong to someone else?
If you have elderly parents who own a home or land you can register their name and have the notification come to you.
You must subscribe to each county individually. The Property Fraud Alert system is managed county by county. Visit the home page of Property Fraud Alert (www.propertyfraudalert.com) and pick North Dakota to see the full list of participating counties or call toll free 1-800-728-3858
The alert notification will contain the following information: County Location; Document Number, Document Type, Recorded Date, and the matched Party Name (personal, business, or trust name)