County Clerk shares monitoring system after person attempted to steal a house

With recent reports of a fraudulent deed being filed in Oklahoma County, Logan County Clerk Troy Cole says there are steps to avoid being a victim.

Last week, the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office was called to the County Clerk’s Office where a person attempted to file fraudulent paperwork to take possession of a home. The person, who was arrested and charged, told deputies a friend purchased the home for $5000.

While investigating, deputies noticed the signature on the fraudulent paperwork did not match the homeowner’s signature.

Cole says her office has received waves of calls, emails, and visits from concerned citizens to her office.

“There is no real way to prevent the fraudulent deeds from being recorded as they are presented meeting all of the statutory requirements for recordation,” Cole said.

The clerk wants citizens to know that a free monitoring service is available to residents through OKCountyRecords.com.

“The monitoring system will send an email if any type of document is recorded for a certain name or legal description. While the notification doesn’t stop the recording it does give knowledge to citizens who can take immediate action,” she said.

Title Monitoring Registration Instructions

1. Go to OKCountyRecords.com.
2. Select the county in which you live.
3. In the Search box input your name or legal description, click search.
4. At the results screen click the blue “Monitor” button on the left side of the screen. This will take you to a login screen.
5. To create a new account, click on ‘sign up for new account’. Follow the steps provided
to create your FREE account.
6. You will be able to choose how often you want to receive email alerts. Now, you will
receive emails on any newly recorded document for the searches you are monitoring.
7. You have the ability to monitor as many searches as you need/want. We suggest
searching and monitoring both your name and legal description.
8. Remember that there may be more than one person with the same name. You may find it necessary to include a middle name or initial to distinguish between people.