Thank you guys, just got one where she was actually sending me the docs! I shut her right down.
Hey! Richard just emailed me too!! I had a feeling it was part of this scam but wanted to come here to verify. Thank you for posting the copy of your email.
Just got a ârequestâ for my âZipcode Areaâ from a Kate Benson for one of her clients. If you are a professional, why are you using a gmail address?
No offense but I was in this business for 10 years - I used my gmail address.
Email address, IMO, has no bearing on oneâs professionalism at all; I work for an attorney in town who uses a hotmail account.
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No offense taken. If it works for you, then great. However, many of those who have ulterior motives, and choose to run scams, often use gmail as their communication tool of choice.
What Iâve learned is to not sign up on all of these notary platforms. Iâm only on 1 platform(this one). I deleted myself from the others for the reason of getting these type of emails. I too have hotmail and gmail accounts.
Everyone please be careful.
Be blessed.
Her e-mail stated that she got my information from Notarycafe! LOL!
Kate Benson ktebenson.91@gmail.com
Tue 12/15/2020 1:32 PM
To:
** K.S. Nicholson*
Hello,
I found your contact on Notarycafe.com, Iâm in need of a notary agent
to sign a seller closing document on Thursday with our client in your
Zip code area. Please advise on your availability and fee.
Thank you.
People will try anything, anywhere, if they think they can get away with it.
A Gmail address always gets my attention too. Obviously a fraud
I use a gmail address - my attorney bosses still use their hotmail account
Donât judge a company by their email address.
Oh donât get me wrong Linda. I would never judge a company based on their email address alone. But when I get an email out of the blue that has misspellings or bad grammar and no phone number attached and its a gmail address, it sets off my spidey senses.
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Another scam screen shot.
Clues to ignore
- Email automatically lands this in spam if the service provider has a good spam filter
- The scan says generic " we need a notary in YOUR AREA " ⊠Which is a dead give away⊠They are sending 1000âs of email to snag one notary and then lead from there.
- They have gotten better and now adding signature !! Which shows scammers are reading posts and improvising.
I donât know what they are tying to get outta notaries, but mostly it might be made you CLICK INADVERTANTLY some link and install malware / virus or download a virus / malware payload disguised as a document / pdf. And then scan for sensitive information / emails about wire transfers etc
So Notaries, Please be aware. If always in doubt, err on the side of caution , rather that the desperation to land a signing deal.
I just received the exact, word-for-word email from âMarrie Adeyinkaâ. Only difference was the job date. Glad I checked here first. The email seemed odd for a professional attorney, as well as the fact there was no real business listed, only âAttorney at Lawâ.
Thank you for sharing! That is scary.
Our entire purpose is to forestall fraud, people.
Take some fraud prevention training, learn how to âreadâ the cues, understand the âtellsâ, and how/where to report instances. Study how to read identification, how to determine real from fake ID. Learn how to determine if a person is competent to sign.
All of the examples posted here are amateurish, raw âtraineeâ level material. Anyone who actually falls for this ridiculously simple crap should seriously reconsider their career choice.
I received that email today (7/13/2021). I reported it as phishing.
I just received this one last week. When I asked where the client was I got no response until today. I was sent the one with the link to âMicrosoftâ but it is clearly a scam URL. I tried calling the phone number given and it went to a fax which sent up a red flag and I googled this âlawyerâ
I received this same email today from the same person. Thanks for posting this warning. I answered the email, but then I felt uneasy and decided to research the name and address and this warning came up.
I received the same email today and came here to look also.
Thanks,
I got the same email!