In Canada, fraud schemes are targeting homeowners

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Nadine Yousif - BBC News, Toronto
Sat, February 18, 2023 at 3:20 AM EST·6 min read


A 'For Sale' sign in front of a home in Toronto

Fraudsters appear to be targeting lucrative real estate markets in Canada, primarily Toronto, where the average home costs over $1.2m

A Canadian couple recently learned that their home was sold by fraudsters without their consent while they were out of town. Experts say theft of this nature is rare, but there has been a notable rise of similar cases in the country's most populous city.

Early this year, Toronto police said they wanted the public's help in catching two people who were involved in a complex fraud scheme.

The individuals, police said, had used fake identities to pose as owners of a home in the city. They then successfully sold the home, handing over the keys to the unsuspecting new owners.

The real owners of the home, meanwhile, had been out of the country for work since January 2022.

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If it was fraudulently sold, then how could it truly be "sold"? How does Canadian law let criminals get away with crime?
 

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If it was fraudulently sold, then how could it truly be "sold"? How does Canadian law let criminals get away with crime?

Chances are it isn't legally sold, unless the fraudsters have somehow gained control of the deeds.

The trouble is if you get back to your house and find another family living in it, who think they bought it and own it, they aren't going to just pack up and leave without a fight. In the meantime they live in your house and you have to find somewhere else, while still paying the mortgage on the house they are living in and funding lawyers to prove your ownership of the place.
 
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