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Allegations of Official Mistakes, Misconduct and
Corruption
ID Theft Statistics
- Over 10 million identity theft victims in the US.
- An identity is stolen every 4 seconds in the US.
- The average cost to restore a stolen identity is $8,000.
- Victims spend an average of 600 hours recovering from this
crime
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Scott Perry -
Active Rain
03/02/2008 12:12 AM
It used to be that if you wanted to obtain a copy of the deed to your
house, you had to make a trip to your local courthouse, enlist the aid
of a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds' office to assist you in searching
through those old, dusty canvas books, find your name in the index, have
them pull the correct book or microfilm, then wait while they made your
copy for you. It was an inconvenient and often time-consuming process.
However, the advent of the Internet and the availability of public
records for worldwide consumption have changed all that.
Fast-forward to today, where, with just a few mouse clicks, not only
can you quickly and easily download and print your own deed from your
county's website, but while you're there, you can find out how much your
neighbor paid for his home, who holds his mortgage and the size and
dimensions of his lot. You can also find out how much he pays in
property taxes and in some cases, you can even get pictures of his
house...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. I haven't even
mentioned the civil and family court records--which may contain volumes
of sensitive and personal information about him or his family. . . .
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