Has Anyone ever been offered an ECheck from TheNotarySeal.com & TheNotarySeal.org and asked to purchase a money order from their personal account ?
I read this was a scam . The company’s CEO Antonio Ross and his office manager Leidy contacted me today stating they needed a courier to deliver documents but wanted to be able to send me and e check and the I purchase a money from my personal account .
Sure sounds like one. An eCheck doesn’t clear for a while… so, there you go.
Any time anyone wants you to involve your own account / money / etc. stay away. It is almost always a ruse to get at your stuff. DON’T do it!!
Be absolutely certain you know and understand any source of payment being used for your services. These so-called “delivery” services, inspection companies, process servers and the like will do anything to separate you from your hard-earned money. Be extra cautious. Don’t take on assignments you are unfamiliar with. These perps prey on unsuspecting notaries who have little or no experience in such matters and see these little jobs as an additional source of income.
While there are a few legitimate companies offering these services, most are fronts for scam artists. Take it from a former 30 year fraud investigator. I can tell you, they are so skilled at defrauding people, they even got to me once.
@monajnotaryservicesllc, Yeah, some title/signing companies use eChecks to pay, but I’ve never had anyone ask me to buy a money order.
I told them no … It sounded good at first until I was asked to use my own bank account to purchase a money order . I was like , no way I’m doing that
Yup, and money orders are often terrible to accept because a stop payment can be placed on them and you’re not dealing with the “initiator” of the transaction. You’re now dealing with the “issuer” of the money order, e.g. bank, credit union, third party issuer of some sort. They are notoriously uncooperative when fraud rears its ugly head. The amounts are relatively small and they expect everyone involved to just give up and move on. Fairly warned ye be, says I. 
I would never send money to get money. That’s a hinky request.
At first they stated they would send me an independent contract , then it went from that to asking me if I can accept e-checks, and if so , could I use that check to purchase the money order for the client .. I was like , oh no !!
I agree with you 110% !
Some people are just so heartless to try to scam people out of their money . They have a whole website up and everything.
@monajnotaryservicesllc, with that additional information, sound more like a scam…
Yes, I definitely agree with you ! & then when I told the owner of the company that I wouldn’t be able to use my own personal bank account to purchase the money order , he got an attitude and told me that they would just use another notary for the job .. I was like , ok 
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Indignancy is a form of intimidation. One gets embarrassed which leads to weakness which leads to compliance. Watch your dollars evaporate.
In today’s world the transfer of money is instantaneous and they could have paid them directly. Sounds fishy to me and a way to get your bank info. I’m always paranoid so there’s that though.
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