This was interesting. Today I got a call from a customer asking if I know a notary who speaks Vietnamese for the signing of her parents’ wills. I went to the NNA database and found one. I’m so glad I decided to research her online first before giving her name out. She goes by three different names; she has at least three felonies in three different counties in my state (identity theft and credit card fraud); I found a WANTED blurb posted by her local police dept; and she has larceny charges going back to 1994. Can you tell me how this person gets her background check approved? I wrote to snapdocs and I guess I’ll tell NNA. I’d love to know what kinds of crime she is currently committing.
Wow. How does anyone fake a background check. That’s scary.
3 different names, I guess. When one gets tainted, just use ID theft to come up with another. Good of you to check, Notary_veg. You went above & beyond…and probably saved the Will signers from a really bad future.
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With this history, she still gets hired to close real estate transactions, where signers’ most personal financial information is out there for her to see and steal? Amazing!
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Yes, her profile is there on Snapdocs and on SigningAgent.com. I wrote a letter to Snapdocs, and all they said was thank you. You’d think they’d want to see some proof online. Then I called NNA today. The gal who answered couldn’t care less; in fact she sounded annoyed. I did ask how someone like that can pass a background check and she said well, she must have been cleared. She has a lengthy criminal record. This isn’t just one little shoplifting charge – these are serious offenses. Something is really wrong with the system. And perhaps the money NNA gets means more than ethics. After all, what’s a few arrests, felonies, credit card fraud, and identity theft? I’m so glad I didn’t recommend her! On another note, I’m already past retirement age, and I’ve worked really hard on my website and google profile over the past few years. I took web design classes and spend hours every week keeping up with SEO. I would love to be able to sell the business eventually, along with the website, but I seriously can’t find anyone in my area who I’d want to pass it onto. Can you imagine selling your hard-earned business onto a notary who exploits the public, breaks the law, or steals a person’s identity? You just never really know.
Maybe send a note to the Secretary of State, BUT, be certain of your allegations and be prepared to defend yourself. I’ve seen these things take on a life of their own.
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I’m not sure if I want to be a part of that. And actually, the Secretary of State in my state is completely unresponsive. I have written to them hundreds of times and sent volumes to them about our vague laws and what needs to be changed or updated. Not one pollitician or anyone at the Sec of State has responded. I have given up with them and hopefully will be moving out of state.
How do you know this is one in the same person? Your accusations,if not correct,could really change this person’s life because you are playing detective.
You could be right, you could be wrong but if we’re me, I would stay in my lane, and recommend sites where this person can pick their own notary. None my business 
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I was thinking the same thing, be wrong and you just potentially got yourself sued. It’s not easy to falsify a background check, and if someone was qualified to do something like that, I can’t imagine they’d want to be a notary.
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Have I given you their name? I know because of the many reports about her that are public knowledge. I’m not playing detective if the work is already done. And I was looking for this client because I find the NNA search difficult to use and she wanted someone quickly.
You can’t imagine that someone who has a lifetime of committing fraud would want to be a notary? It’s the perfect job for someone like that.
You are assuming your detective work surpasses national background checks. Lots of people with same names out there. Personally, I wouldn’t potentially ruin someone’s life just because you have a hunch “one in the same”. By you even posting nationally about this is damage to a reputation.
You are just a notary, trying to offer your opinion about someone you suspect is breaking the law in our business. Heck, even getting a traffic ticket on your bgc could fail you….she must be some smart cookie to evade everybody but you. We are in the hot seat in this country, jumping to conclusions over race, nationality, last names, thinking the worst, it’s a shame.
PS. If you wrote all those letters as you claim, no response back from anyone, not even an acknowledgement, look how you are making yourself appear….!If she has 3 different names, does she have 3 different IDs, 3 SS numbers, 3 addresses? Many times, especially from other countries have long names, surnames and they omit some, regardless, her stamp and signature and name on file all have to be the same. Have you checked that? Only people who can check that is your background check, ID being verified,snap docs and any other platform. It’s not easy to deceive on our profession unlike other occupations. Even politicians don’t need background checks!
I never did detective work. You can google anyone who is a notary and find their criminal history, police reports, WANTED BY THE FBI, etc. I was just stunned that the NNA did not care. And no they didn’t ask for their name either, so that notary is safe to do whatever they want. You’re very dramatic, but sorry, their reputation won’t be damaged if there’s no name included.
NNA didn’t care because their person must have a different SS and no criminal record on their bgc. You know full well there is no way to alter that bgc, it gets sent directly to them and to you…. Snap docs picks up the bgc directly, there is no faking it. Sorry, but the notary you think isn’t the same one unless working outside the perimeters of bgcs and platforms and going rogue on her own. Just my opinion and glad you didn’t mention names. 
The NNA has nothing to do with anything other than ordering a background check each year. The Secretary of State makes the decision if there’s a criminal background that should disallow a commission.
It’s unlawful to slander someone with such a claim you’re making out of ignorance. The person hasn’t even been convicted yet of that alleged crime. Innocent until proven guilty.
I’d think it would be difficult to slander someone if you haven’t used their name, wouldn’t it? Did you read anything? This person/notary has been convicted of so many crimes, it could fill up the page – identity theft, credit card fraud, shoplifting, etc.
I guess I should also note that the notary doesn’t actually speak Vietnamese, or any other language listed in their profile.
But…didn’t you state your reported them to the NNA and to the state and they didn’t do anything? Reporting them would indicate you used their name to make that claim.
No, I stated that I called the NNA but the gal who answered said they don’t care and that it’s not relevant to them if they already have a commission. I suppose it’s not their job to care about criminal notaries. That would be up to law enforcement I suppose. I don’t care myself, just puzzled. I’m going to be very careful in the future about referring customers to other notaries.