My Brother Tried to Sell My Vacation Home at a Family Reunion — A Fraud Alert Stopped It

My Brother Tried to Sell My Vacation Home at a Family Reunion — A Fraud Alert Stopped It
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The reunion was supposed to celebrate Dad's sixty-fifth birthday. Three generations crammed into my parents' backyard under string lights that cast everything in warm amber. The smell of grilled chicken filled the air, mixing with freshly cut grass and citronella candles. Marcus stood at the center of it all, holding up a folder like a trophy.
"Five hundred forty-seven thousand dollars," he said, voice carrying over the crowd. "Closing in two weeks. The lake house finally does something useful for this family."
Aunt Linda clapped. Uncle Tom raised his beer. Mom pressed her hand to her chest, eyes glistening. Dad stood there with that expression—the one where pride and relief mixed together because someone was finally solving his problems.
I stayed in the kitchen doorway, phone in my pocket vibrating with the fourth alert from FirstGuard Title Company's automated monitoring system. The alerts had started three hours ago. Property address flagged. Unauthorized sale attempt detected. Signature verification failed—98.7% certainty of forgery. Law enforcement notification protocol initiated.
Marcus didn't notice me. He never did.
"Eight years she's had that place," he continued, distributing copies of the purchase agreement. "Never uses it. Just sits there collecting dust while Dad can't afford to retire. Well, not anymore."
The contract pages made soft rustling sounds as they passed from hand to hand. My cousin examined the notary seal. My brother-in-law studied the buyer's financing terms. Nobody questioned how Marcus obtained my signature. Nobody asked if I knew about the sale.
I could taste metal in my mouth—that specific flavor that comes when you're watching something unfold exactly as you predicted. The kitchen doorway felt like a theater box seat. I had a perfect view.
"Your father worked thirty-seven years," Mom said, dabbing her eyes with a napkin. "Thirty-seven years, and he can't even retire properly. This is what family does. This is what matters."
What mattered was that I'd purchased the lake house in 2016 with money from my first software patent. The purchase price was $380,000. I paid cash. The deed was recorded in my name only, filed with the county on August 12, 2016, at 2:47 PM. I had the timestamp memorized.





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