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Recorder's Office offers free property fraud alert service
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Recorders Office is offering a free service that alerts property owners and homeowners to potential fraud.
Property Fraud Alert offers:
Ability to sign up online or via phone
Spanish support for website and alerts
Receive alerts via text, email or phone
Property Fraud Alert (PFA) is an online subscription service offered to the public that allows individuals to have their name monitored within the County Recorder's Office in order to track possible fraudulent recordings that affects their property.
While the Recorder's Office has been offering this service for several years, there have been some recent updates and additions to the program, Elkhart County Recorder Kaala Baker said.
Property Fraud Alert is now available in both English and Spanish, making it usable to a wider audience and susceptible group to fraud. In addition, the phone alerts now include specific details regarding the document with both language options.
Subscribers can also now choose to receive a text message alert when a document is recorded in their name. This will ensure that they never miss an update and can continue getting the most out of PFA.
The revamped website is even easier for subscribers to use, and contains all the same information about the service laid out in an intuitive manner. And as always, this is free service to the community.
Participants enter their personal and/or business name, and they will be notified when a document is recorded with your name match. While PFA does not prevent fraud from happening, it provides an early warning system for property owners to take appropriate actions should they determine possible fraudulent activity has taken place, Baker said.
Property Fraud Alert is available by subscription on the web at or by calling 800-728-3858. The PFA link is also available from the Elkhart County Recorder's website. -departments/recorder/.
