Latest Notary News | Atlanta Notaries

07.17.19

Previous Notary Public Faces Fines and Jail Time After Ponzi Scheme

Rashida Samji, a former notary, has been found guilty of several counts of fraud and theft from a Ponzi scheme she orchestrated for nine years, in the process taking in $110 million. The former notary public had been previously penalized by the B.C. Securities Commission with $33 million in fines, […]

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06.16.19

NJ Notary Publics Exploiting Immigrants’ Language Barrier

Four New Jersey businesses were fined $15,000 after taking advantage of Hispanic customers seeking legal immigration council. The businesses fraudulently convinced Spanish-speaking immigrants that they could act as lawyers and complete paperwork by marketing their services as “Notarios Publicos.” Notaries in some countries are identified this way, and they can […]

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05.15.19

E-Notary Services Catching on in VA

The state of Virginia became the first to offer remote notary services to certify documents online. Everywhere else, a notary public must verify a license or document in person with the signers to finalize the process, but Virginia is using technology to bypass the face-to-face aspect of notarization. By partaking […]

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04.14.19

Turkish Notary Association Makes Administrative Changes

According to the new requirements of the Turkish Notary Association, real estate leases in the statutory format are no longer mandated, and employment transfer agreements do not have to receive stamp taxes. Before these changes, public notaries were enforcing these requirements in an inconsistent way, so the Association is […]

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03.13.19

NC Con Man Steals Notary Stamp

A con artist in North Carolina is attempting to embezzle money from people by copying the signature and stamp of a local notary. The notary public whose signature is being forged by the scammer says that, while the FBI is aware of his crimes, she wants to warn consumers from […]

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02.12.19

AmeriNotary Creates New Platform for Notary Assignments

Providing a new service that will allow companies to directly deliver assignments to notary loan signers, AmeriNotary is a new startup that created a platform and network of notaries. The innovative new platform will provide assignments to notaries at no cost to the businesses, and it will be done through […]

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01.28.19

Former Real Estate Broker Tries to Steal House by Forging Signatures, Seal

An allegedly licensed real estate broker in Albuquerque, NM is now being charged with attempting to steal a house locally. Robert Moore, a 66-year-old, apparently forged signatures and fraudulent deed papers after he leased a house so that he could transfer the ownership to himself. Renew Lending, a mortgage association, […]

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12.26.18

TX Notaries Must Include ID Number on Seals

Starting this year, Texas has introduced a rule that requires public notaries to include an identification number on any seals affixed to documents. Unlike other states, Texas is mandating that its notaries public use seals with the ID numbers, and if they do not comply, the documents will […]

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