A suspected fraudulent land transfer should be addressed quickly. Obtain the official transaction record, identify the document used for the transfer and consider both civil and, where the facts disclose an offence, criminal remedies.
Possible issues
- forged signature;
- false power of attorney;
- impersonation;
- fraudulent inheritance claim;
- fabricated documents;
- abuse of authority.
LRIMS was designed in part to reduce fraudulent land transactions through centralized records, biometric information and transaction notifications.[4]
Sources
- Department of Land Management and Archive — **Introduction to LRIMS** View source