I am located in Massachusetts and received a phone call from a man in New Jersey the other day. I was at my full time job and denied the call twice he called 3x in a row even with me declining them. I finally answer thinking it may be some type of emergency but its a guy stating he sold a property in NJ and there was a guy living near me that wanted nothing to do with the property until he realized the other party received $10K out of it and now he wants to get involved. He said he offers either $40/hr or $500 flat fee for my services. He was tripping over words when trying to explain the situation until it got to the fee part and I really wasnât getting a good vibe from him. I was already a little irritated with how many times he called me in a row and then the whole situation sounded very sketchy to me so I asked him just to email or text me the details because I was too busy to think and give an answer in the moment. He never did. I am also a REALTOR and it wasnât adding up to me. I wanted to warn others of the too good to be true phone call. The guy he wanted signatures from happened to live in my town it wouldnât have even taken me an hour to do and something tells me I wouldnât have gotten that $500 if I went with that option lolâŠhas anyone else received a call like this before?
Yes. If you advertise for GNW, youâre gonna get a lot of weird stuff. Most are legit. But you do need to know EXACTLY what it is that they want, need or expect as infrequently caller thinks all they need is a notary âto make it legalâ (NOT), when they really need a lawyer.
I, too, request an e-mail with details. Sometimes it pans out. (Made $375 & notarized a ton of documents for a court case.) Sometimes you donât get the e-mailâend of story. Rarely, the details mean they really need a lawyer (or psychological counseling) & not a notary.
Concur with @Arichter 's post above AND when an email doesnât come through . . . for me, itâs not the end of the story.
I access the spam filter dashboard and the Junk/Spam folders, because itâs usually the initial contact from that email address. As such, it could easily have been âcaughtâ in a spam filter. The information provided via the filter gives me additional âscreeningâ details to vet & determine the veracity of the potential client . . .
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