And while I’m on my soapbox, I’ll share some additional identity/title theft information. I had forgotten all about signing up for this free service for Montco residents. I recently paid off and closed a home equity line of credit. One day I received an email from the Montgomery County (PA) Recorder of Deeds office advising that a new document had been recorded against my home’s title. I logged into the ROD’s public access system to investigate, and noted the recent recording of the Satisfaction for the HELOC.
Montgomery County Property owners can sign up for free for FraudSleuth while logged into the Public Access System. Users will receive alerts if a document is recorded at our office against the information included in their profile. We recommend users set up a profile using their property Parcel Identification Number as it is a unique identifier, and names and addresses are common. To sign up for FraudSleuth, choose "Modify my Users Preferences" on the left hand side of the page once logged onto the Public Access System, then choose to "Configure FraudSleuth Profile.