Scammers leverage public county GIS portals to identify vacant, unencumbered parcels owned by out-of-state entities or elderly individuals. They impersonate the true owners using forged digital driver's licenses, fraudulent Remote Online Notarization (RON) sessions, and burner contact profiles to execute off-market cash sales ranging from $25,000 to $90,000. When the fraud is discovered post-closing, the deed is ruled void ab initio, the buyer’s capital is permanently lost, and title insurance claims are aggressively contested or outright denied.