Property Fraud
Fraud Alert – Protect Your Property
Fraudulent activity can occur through the recording of documents in the public record when an individual creates and records a false deed that improperly transfers ownership of another landowner's property. This deed fraud can happen while unsuspecting owners have no idea their land is being sold right out from under them.
Under Ohio law, the County Recorder does not have the authority to verify the validity or accuracy of a document's contents and is required to accept and record any document that is properly executed, meets all recording requirements and is submitted with the appropriate fees.
While we cannot stop a recording if it meets the requirements, the Carroll County Recorder's Office offers a voluntary alert system called, FraudSleuth to notify subscribers when a document containing their name has been recorded through our office.
To sign up to receive FraudSleuth alerts you will need to visit https://countyfusion1.govos.com/countyweb/loginDisplay.action?countyname=CarrollOH and set up your free personal account!
What You Should Know:
- If you suspect fraudulent activity, please contact local law enforcement as soon as possible.
- The Carroll County Recorder's Office does not own, develop, or maintain FraudSleuth. The use of FraudSleuth is undertaken at your own discretion and risk. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the Recorder's Office, or from this website, shall create any warranty for the use of FraudSleuth.
- Recorder Patricia Oyer and the Carroll County Recorder's Office does not guarantee or ensure the accuracy of the information provided through FraudSleuth, nor guarantee or verify the truthfulness of any information contained in any recorded document. By registering your e-mail with FraudSleuth, you agree that Recorder Patricia Oyer and the Carroll County Recorder's Office and the software developer, GovOs are not responsible for any damages incurred by you because of the use of FraudSleuth, or reliance upon information provided.