Subj : false indentities..
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Jan 23 2023 16:33:00

> the only way that can happen is if realestate agents, lawyers
> and banks are complicit or slack in some way.  why wouldn't a
> bank or a lawyer verify the ownership - in person if necessary?
> my guess.. a lawyer is lazy and assumes that the papers or the
> person in front of them are true, signs off the title, and
> someone in the bank (wrt arranging the mortgage) is lazy or an
> insider.

Here, they are supposed to do title searches (IIRC, that the buyer pays
for) to make sure the person selling the home has the right to.  Do they
have such rules in Canada?

Mike


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