But the fraudsters long ago figured out a way to bypass that and then drag us into it, too.
I applaud your efforts, Peggy, to get your state to remove notary physical addresses from the internet. How would they like it if their address was public information and basically had no privacy? Outrageous. Not to be paranoid (which I often am), but if any of these people who have been taken by these scams (and anybody who would actually wire $$$ to Mexico is at least a little shallow in the judgment category), they could be capable of going even further off the rails and decide to show up at the notary's residence to get to the bottom of things. Not at all beyond imagination. Crazier things happen every day. Look at that nutcase who shot up all the congressmen ball players.
The states that require notary physical addresses be posted publicly make it super easy. Your name and notary seal (which can be verified by anyone and at any time) are the only "real" things on these phony documents. Why wouldn't these victims or their friends/families think the notary is in on it? Or knows something about it? The Realtors and others are in the same boat, but at least their home addresses aren't all over the internet.
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