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SAN DIEGO — The City Attorneys' offices of San Diego and San Francisco announced that they have issued a subpoena for information from a company they allege makes false claims regarding the threat of home title theft, a concept they say is impossible in California.
Home Title Lock claims to provide services that safeguard homeowners from home title theft, in which scammers purportedly can steal homeowners' properties by recording fraudulent title documents.
The City Attorneys say the company targets elderly customers with deceptive advertising and makes "alarmist statements about the prevalence of fraudulently recorded deeds," in the Monday, April 10 announcement.
In a joint statement released Monday, the City Attorneys say fraudulently recorded titles are void in California and fraudulent title recording is "rare and likely to be quickly discovered." The City Attorneys also say that Home Title Lock's service merely notifies homeowners when fraudulent deeds are recorded, instead of the protecting the homeowners through preventative measures.
"Home Title Lock targets and preys upon elderly Californians whose homes are their chief source of financial security," San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott said. "It convinces its customers that...
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