PEKIN, Ill. — The Tazewell County Clerk’s Office held a news conference on Thursday with representatives of Fidlar Technologies to announce a free Property Fraud Alert Program available to any Tazewell County property owner.
Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said the program is available through the county’s new Land Management Records Software provider, Fidlar Technologies, at no cost to the Tazewell County General Fund.
Fidlar Technologies’ Alex Riggen said property fraud can happen to anyone…anywhere.
“It happens to people…celebrities, elderly are often victims of it, because they don’t know what’s going on… in terms of they’re not watching this, because they trust everyone. Stuff can happen,” Riggen said.
According to the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the United States.
With the help of Fidlar Technologies, the Tazewell County Clerk’s Office is able to provide the free on-line automated service where Tazewell County property owners can sign up to have their name monitored to track possible fraudulent activity.
“This doesn’t prevent this crime from taking place, but it notifies you when the crime is taking place, so you can put a stop to it quickly,” Ackerman said.
Signing up with the Property Fraud Alert Program takes only a few minutes and participants will be notified when their exact name is listed as a Grantor or Grantee on dozens of different document types recorded in the Clerk’s office.
“We are proud to offer this new free layer of protection to Tazewell County property owners,” John Ackerman said. “This program has already been successfully implemented in over 70 counties in Illinois and over 300 counties throughout the United States.”
The Property Fraud Alert Program can be generated by email or by phone from a Property Fraud Alert Representative.
For more information on the Property Fraud Alert Program, click HERE.
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