What a Title Alert Does —
and Doesn't
A powerful early-warning tool with real limits. Understand both to stay fully protected.
If you receive an unexpected alert: treat it as an emergency. Contact your county recorder and a real estate attorney the same day. Fraudulent recordings grow significantly harder to reverse with every passing day.
Additional Reporting Resources
State agencies and federal authorities to contact if deed fraud has occurred.
Free Arizona Department of Real Estate alerts when a pending real estate sale matches your property. Complements county recorded-document Title Alerts; it does not replace them.
Report deed fraud, wire fraud, and real estate scams. AG Consumer Protection Division investigates criminal cases.
File complaints against licensed agents, brokers, and escrow companies. Verify any license before closing.
ERAS checks pending-sale matches. County recorder Title Alerts cover recorded documents. The two free programs are complementary, and ERAS does not replace enrollment with each county where you own property.
File a federal report for wire fraud, deed fraud, or real estate cyber crime. IC3 coordinates with the Secret Service and DOJ.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — GTOs require title companies to report cash buyers. Relevant if fraud involved a cash purchase.
File complaints involving mortgage servicers, lenders, or escrow accounts tied to fraud.
Report fraud involving FHA loans, HUD-related programs, or federally-backed mortgage products.
Title Alert FAQ
Free Registration.
Five Minutes. One Less Risk.
Every day without a Title Alert is a day a fraudulent filing could go unnoticed. Select your county above — registration takes under five minutes and costs nothing.