DaNita Batiste is struggling to regain ownership of her family's ancestral property in Lake Charles, LA, after fraudsters impersonated her using fake credentials and sold it to investors. Batiste inherited the lot in 2020, intending to rebuild after it was damaged by Hurricane Laura. Shocked to discover the property had been sold without her consent, she contacted the new owner. The case highlights the increasing prevalence of real estate fraud potentially linked to international crime networks, posing significant legal challenges for victims like Batiste.
The land's been in our family for generation after generation, 200 years and maybe further back. I viewed the property as an inheritance to pass down.
I learned that the person who sold him the lot was not the real Batiste. I said, 'I'm the real DaNita Batiste.' He goes, 'What?'
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