Scam alert: Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder advises property owners to verify notices before paying for property records
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s Office is advising property owners to carefully review any mailed notice requesting payment for property records, property profiles, or copies of recorded deeds.The office has received inquiries from residents who received letters referencing recently recorded property documents and requesting payment. While these letters may include accurate public record information, some are sent by private companies and are not issued by the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder.“When a document is recorded with our office, that information becomes part of the public record,” said Peter Aldana, Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder. “Some private companies use publicly available information to send letters requesting pay








