Posted by notary/OR on 2/25/12 12:23pm
Msg #413031

has ever had their notary stamp fraudelently copied?

I received a call yesterday from a B of A person asking me if I had notarized a document in January for so and so...the questions were strange so I asked the man to fax me the document he was talking about. The notary stamp looks copied, the name is mine, but without my middle initial (which IS on my stamp...the commission exp. date the same as mine, the comm. number different but looks hand written). Definitely not my signature and the acknowledgement is not filled out correctly. I am the only oregon notary with this name and I feel sure this document is forged. The B of A person felt it was very suspicious but apparently the county recorded the document (it is a Grant Deed). He said they (B of A) aren't pursueing it because for their purposes, they have a signed and notarized document but he thought it was odd and wanted to ask me about it. I did verify the number he called from to make sure he was from B of A.

I will call the Oregon commission on Monday a.m. and also the recording county office in CA. But just wondering, has this happened to anyone? If so...what did you do about it other than what I am planning to do.

Reply by CJ on 2/25/12 1:45pm
Msg #413042

Wow! That's scary. I am so sorry. :( n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 2/25/12 6:17pm
Msg #413066

That doesn't make any sense... if someone at BofA suspected a forged notarization, you'd think they'd be all over that, especially if it's something where a customer could later come back and claim identity theft or forgery with.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 2/25/12 8:05pm
Msg #413067

I know if someone if forging MY seal I'm on that

and don't let up til they catch the person...this is criminal and very dangerous for you, the notary.

Wow...good luck.

Reply by notary/OR on 2/26/12 12:30pm
Msg #413102

Oh yes...I'm on it

I will post back to let you know the result but I am taking this VERY seriously and plan to contact ALL parties including county, prosecuting attorney's office, oregon commission, etc. What I HAVE found out is that the couple "deeding" the property are elderly and this document adds their "in home caregiver" to the title.

Unbelievable......

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/26/12 5:29pm
Msg #413122

Re: Oh yes...I'm on it

Ooooo.... and BofA was OK with this, huh? Please do let us know how this shakes out.
It surely does raise eyebrows.

Reply by Shoshana/AZ on 2/26/12 11:55pm
Msg #413156

Smells like elder abuse to me!

And B of A was ok with this?