First of all, I have been doing general notary work for the last 18 years. I have NEVER ran into an issue like this. I made sure to have the clients read and understand the documents, which i t was obvious they did not, however, I did give them the opportunity to make the decision whether or not to sign, they decided not too. I did think about calling someone after feeling this was not right, but I have opted to stay out of it because I do not know the entire situation, you are correct it is not my place to call the DA without ALL the information. I DID NOT call out or put any companies name out here, did I? I intentionally left out the name of the company...where do you see it Mr. Myers? I 've taken many legal courses while obtaining my paralegal certificate so I do understand the implications of slander and libel.
I am called very often by legitimate attorneys to have various documents notarized. This was not a "debt collection," but appeared to be some other type of alleged resolution to help the clients get some money back for their foreclosure. It's entirely possible I suppose, however, I am not about to spend my time researching such. My gut told me something was wrong and I will not be surprised at all if sometime I hear about another situation similar to this where someone was scammed out of money.
Thank you all for your input. I was very bothered by this situation, but I chose to simply bill the company for my time. I do believe it was a scam to get money out of the clients, but they were savvy enough to choose not sign. Going forward I do not know or have any business knowing what they may decide to do. They said someone was coming out in a couple of days to explain everything to them. It is a little "odd" that someone would come out to explain everything "after" they signed but again it is not my business to know and I had to reign my emotions and instincts out of this matter.
Thank you again everyone!
Susan |
