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<span class="author-description" style="margin:0px;font-size:14px"></span><span class="author-link ContentPasted0" data-key="blog-post-author" style="margin:0px">March 29, 2023</span></div>
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Currently, infomercials tell us to buy a property fraud protection service to alert you to changes in records with your home. However, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties offer a monitoring and alert system at no cost!</p>
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Mahoning County's<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://pfa.fidlar.com/OHMahoning" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="o-link--solid-faux-underline ContentPasted0" data-analytics="[{"event":"bc.outboundLinkClick","payload":{"gtmCategory":"v2-page-interactions","gtmAction":"v2-outbound-link-click","gtmLabel":"https:\/\/pfa.fidlar.com\/OHMahoning","gtmValue":1,"gtmContentType":"","gtmContainerName":"","gtmContentCreator":"","gtmCreatorType":"","gtmCardTitle":""}}]" style="margin: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--generic-grey, #949494); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; fill: var(--generic-blue, #02729e); color: rgb(2, 114, 158);" data-loopstyle="link">Property
 Fraud Alert<span class="a11y-visually-hidden" style="margin:-1px;clip:rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px);height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden">, opens a new window</span></a><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>is a free online subscription offered to the public that
 allows them to have their name monitored within the Recorder's office. To learn more,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=277&ARC=416" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="o-link--solid-faux-underline ContentPasted0" data-analytics="[{"event":"bc.outboundLinkClick","payload":{"gtmCategory":"v2-page-interactions","gtmAction":"v2-outbound-link-click","gtmLabel":"https:\/\/www.mahoningcountyoh.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=277&ARC=416","gtmValue":1,"gtmContentType":"","gtmContainerName":"","gtmContentCreator":"","gtmCreatorType":"","gtmCardTitle":""}}]" style="margin: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--generic-grey, #949494); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; fill: var(--generic-blue, #02729e); color: rgb(2, 114, 158);">visit
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Trumbull County provides residents with "AlertMe," a free software tool that notifies you via email when a document containing your referenced name has been recorded. To learn more,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://www.co.trumbull.oh.us/recorder/rs_alertme.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="o-link--solid-faux-underline ContentPasted0" data-analytics="[{"event":"bc.outboundLinkClick","payload":{"gtmCategory":"v2-page-interactions","gtmAction":"v2-outbound-link-click","gtmLabel":"https:\/\/www.co.trumbull.oh.us\/recorder\/rs_alertme.html","gtmValue":1,"gtmContentType":"","gtmContainerName":"","gtmContentCreator":"","gtmCreatorType":"","gtmCardTitle":""}}]" style="margin: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--generic-grey, #949494); font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; fill: var(--generic-blue, #02729e); color: rgb(2, 114, 158);">visit
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More information can be found with our county recorder’s offices.</p>
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Trumbull County Recorder's Office<br class="ContentPasted0">
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