Posted by Sandra G Holland on 4/2/13 9:42pm
Msg #464224

New Company Contact

I have another source of income, so I have little time to promote myself for signings. I get many contacts because of my name here and at the other well-known notary website. A new company contacted me. They asked me to go to their website to get the docs for the signing. We all have our favorite user names and passwords for websites that we tend to use a little too often but not for such important ones as our bank accounts, for example. To my surprise, the email referenced these same ones. I have never had any other contact with this company. Even if they got my name from another company, they would not have access to my favorite username and password. I'm not overly concerned because (1) either my memory fails me, or (2) these are, after all, not so significant that having someone know them would compromise my life or work. I'm only passing this information on because it happened. I don't know what to make of it. I didn't have any inquiries from this company that would have resulted in me registering on their site. I think it is curious, though.

Reply by Lee/AR on 4/2/13 9:46pm
Msg #464226

I think more scary than interesting n/m

Reply by Bear900/CA on 4/2/13 10:00pm
Msg #464229

Re: I think more scary than interesting

I think this happens because different SS use the same sight and it has your user name and password attached. Happens to me on occasion and I don't mind. Just keep them separate so you're not compromised. I forget the name of the sight but often once you log-in and type job completed, you are locked out of the docs. I prefer that then having PDF's emailed to me.

Reply by John Tennant on 4/2/13 10:10pm
Msg #464233

Re: I think more scary than interesting

If you drink "coffee" your name and password is available to any, and all, SS, TC and LO that are members. This happened to me last year with a very well known TC. It really surprised me, however, after thinking about it I realized that that site shares all notary's sign up info. (or appears to). It does make it a lot easier to register with one of their registered SS, TC, or LO.

Reply by linda/ca on 4/2/13 10:15pm
Msg #464235

John, good one:"If you drink coffee." Had to chuckle @ that! n/m

Reply by HisHughness on 4/2/13 10:41pm
Msg #464238

Or, as Lord Krishna said: "Forewarned is four-armed." n/m

Reply by La Trese Breaux on 4/3/13 1:54pm
Msg #464300

Re: John, good one:"If you drink coffee." Had to chuckle @ that!

lol That was cleaver

Reply by JanetK_CA on 4/2/13 10:52pm
Msg #464242

Re: I think more scary than interesting

My thoughts, too, John. Anyone registered on that site would be wise, imo, to use a unique user name and password there.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 4/3/13 6:01am
Msg #464253

Re: I think more scary than interesting

This happens with companies that use the coffee site for their confirmation system - immediately after they send you a confirmation, another email follows with your password and user name. I think that second email is generated by the coffee system, I do not think that each company has access to your password.

Reply by FGX/NJ on 4/3/13 6:36am
Msg #464254

Re: I think more scary than interesting

Ditto Copperhead

Reply by MW/VA on 4/3/13 8:49am
Msg #464261

Ditto. It's SOP for any cos. that use that site. I've

never been concerned about it. I established the user name/password for that site myself.

Reply by A S Johnson on 4/3/13 9:55am
Msg #464264

Re: Ditto. It's SOP for any cos. that use that site. I've

My question is with all the, ask for/required, security mesures that we Notaries are to have and do why would you use a wireless item in your business. Don't you defeate the purpose of those security measures when you put your infomation "out" there with "wireless" where anybody can access it. And if you are using a public "WiFi" hot spot, how many others have then current access to your info and searching the history of your account info?
Just something I wondered.

Reply by VT_Syrup on 4/3/13 11:01am
Msg #464273

Wrong thread?

There is nothing in this thread about wireless. But wireless sites with WPA2 security are pretty good. The only problem is that if it is a public site, other computers on the site might try to sneak into your computer using a weakness in the operating system. So it is safer to only use wireless sites with WPA2 security where all the computers are operated by responsible users with up-to-date security, and protected from the rest of the Internet by a hardware firewall.

Reply by A S Johnson on 4/3/13 12:25pm
Msg #464287

Re: Wrong thread?

I'm sorry, I mis-read "drinking coffee" as sitting in a coffee shop and using their "WiFi" not as a reference to the "Cafe" site.
But I still think a hard wire connection is better security than putting out in in the open.

Reply by Luckydog on 4/3/13 11:15am
Msg #464278

Re: I think more scary than interesting

Many SS use the same software, notary c*fe for example. Unless it was just a random SS with their own software (unlikely) I wouldn't worry about it.

Reply by DBFL on 4/3/13 8:57pm
Msg #464358

Re: I think more scary than interesting

The user name & password I use for the coffee site is just for notary site use. I do not use it in other areas of my life/work. When I am contracted to work for a new company and I get those emails with my log on info reminders, I know immediately where they found me. Helps if I take the job on the run and forget to inquire where they found my info. I have been trying to be better about tracking where business is coming from so I have found it helpful. Has not created a problem for me yet and has helped me focus my marketing efforts better.