Down the Shore: Clerk says ‘deed certification’ is a scam
source: NEWS.SHORENEWSNOW.COM
County officials are warning that a direct mail
appeal offering residents a certified copy of their deed is a
scam.
Letters have been circulating from National Deed Service, Inc. of
Northbrook, Ill. offering people an official certified copy of their deed from
the Atlantic County clerk. The letter looks like a government document and makes
it sound imperative that the person comply with the service.
“We get 50
to 60 of these letters at a time requesting copies of a deed that this company
pays $2 a piece for plus the certification fee,” said Art Lucchesi, management
information systems coordinator for the county clerk. “What it comes down to is
they are playing middle man for the cost of a stamp.”
Lucchesi said
people can go online to the county clerk website at http://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/
and see the first page of their deed as a matter of public record.
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