{"id":1166,"date":"2025-05-19T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronotary.com\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:03:39","slug":"preventing-real-estate-fraud-insights-from-the-g-law-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronotary.com\/blog\/preventing-real-estate-fraud-insights-from-the-g-law-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Real Estate Fraud: Insights from the G Law Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>\n        In this discussion, ProNotary\u2019s team speaks with Ricky from the G Law Firm, a legal practice specializing in real estate transactions, including residential and commercial purchases, development projects, and private deals.\n    <\/p>\n<h3>About the G Law Firm<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Specializes in real estate transactions<\/li>\n<li>Handles residential and commercial closings, development projects, and private transactions<\/li>\n<li>Maintains a strong focus on fraud prevention to protect clients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Preventing Real Estate Fraud<\/h3>\n<h4>Common Fraud Trends<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fraud frequently involves properties that have had long-term owners (often dating back to the 1920s\u20131950s).<\/li>\n<li>Fraudsters attempt to pose as owners, using fake IDs and resisting transparency during closing.<\/li>\n<li>Red flags include reluctance to provide legitimate identification and insisting on using their own notary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tools to Combat Fraud<\/h4>\n<p>Ricky outlines crucial strategies used to identify and prevent fraudulent property transfers:<\/p>\n<h5>Remote Online Notarization (RON)<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Performs multi-layer identity verification<\/li>\n<li>Provides encrypted audit trails for accountability<\/li>\n<li>Allows notaries to visually inspect signers and their identification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Internal Safeguards<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparing seller history and property records with presented IDs<\/li>\n<li>Sending a mobile notary to verify a signer\u2019s identity in person when needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Spotlight on Vacant Lot Fraud<\/h3>\n<p>\n        Vacant lots are among the most common fraud targets because owners may forget about them or pass away, leaving the property unmanaged.\n    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fraudsters easily find lot details online and impersonate owners.<\/li>\n<li>One recent case involved uncovering a fraudulent seller due to inconsistent historical ownership data and suspicious identification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Watch the Full Discussion<\/h3>\n<p>\n        See the complete conversation with Ricky from the G Law Firm here:<br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H3gFqPnhSto\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/H3gFqPnhSto<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<h3>Strengthen Your Real Estate Fraud Prevention<\/h3>\n<p>\n        Looking to enhance your real estate transactions with strong fraud prevention tools like Remote Online Notarization?<br \/>\n        Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/ProNotary.com\" target=\"_blank\">ProNotary.com<\/a> to learn more.\n    <\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this discussion, ProNotary\u2019s team speaks with Ricky from the G Law Firm, a legal practice specializing in real estate transactions, including residential and commercial purchases, development projects, and private deals. 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