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By Lisa A. Tyler
National Escrow Administrator

In the May 2013 edition we shared a story entitled "SUSPICIOUS co–worker uncovers defalcation" containing the details of a former employee who wrote more than 40 checks to herself, before a co–worker in the accounting department received a call from a credit card company about a check received with no name on it.

The thief overheard the call and immediately took the paperwork into her office, and the co–worker ultimately reported the suspicious activity to her boss. We soon discovered the employee stole almost $650,000 from the escrow trust account over a seven–year period. Now we are sharing the results of her sentencing in the story entitled "THIEF failed to pay income tax."

Cyber thieves strike Fidelity's Albuquerque operation and duplicate an outgoing wire transfer and steal more than $100,000! Read the story entitled "ALTERED outgoing wire" to discover the details and to make sure your operation has all the preventative measures in place to ensure this type of crime does not happen again.

A contractor and home builder thought he was doing everything right – he purchased a lot, built his dream home and then tried to pull out cash with a new loan. Then he found out the title examiner discovered a lien on the property. Read the story entitled "MULTI–MILLION dollar judgment" to find out what happened when the escrow officer had to deliver the bad news to the homeowner.

SAFETY CORNER provides helpful information to keep you safe while you are "USING an automated teller machine (ATM)." Read the story to discover how to keep yourself safe from financial and physical harm while accessing your money.

 

 
 
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