I just received an "invoice" from a company named "Secured Document Services" in Washington, DC, official looking envelope and all, invoicing me for $86.00 for...
wait for it....
a copy of my deed on a house I recently purchased....
It states the $86.00 is due by August 3.....
The fine print at the bottom states I MAY be able to secure a copy from my local recorders office, but restrictions may apply.
I'd forward that to the FBI, sounds like mail fraud to me.
Found this on google...
http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2012/05/14/news/doc4fb07dde4e1d9790518174.txt
This scam has been going on for a while, but this is new twist. If it's being presented as an invoice (i.e. services are already rendered, now you have to pay) rather than a solicitation for their service, then I think they are crossing the legal boundary there into fraud.
What a bargain. That's only $1 more than the recommended cost of a survey on the government form posted a day or two back.
> What a bargain. That's only $1 more than the recommended cost of a survey on the government form posted a day or two back.
That's what I was thinking. Someone finally charges a decent fee for land records research and the lowballers jump all over them 😛
Obama's right. You cannot get clar title without that government help.
$43.00
[sarcasm]i'll get you a copy of your deed for $43.00[/sarcasm]
$43.00
I'll do it for $33.......(more efficient) LOL
$43.00
huh, that's more than 10% less...
$43.00
well you did say that i am usually significantly less than 10% below your prices 🙂
$43.00
I would scan it for free using my iphone.
$43.00>Paul
Yeah, but how much would you charge to provide a copy, Paul?
