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Recorder of Deeds warns residents about mail scams and promotes property-record alert system
Summary
Washington County’s recorder of deeds told the commissioners a postcard circulating in the county appears to be a marketing scam and encouraged residents to sign up for the county’s record-alert notifications via the land-management vendor.
Gary Perrell, Washington County Recorder of Deeds, used the public-comment portion of the commissioners’ meeting on Feb. 6, 2025, to warn residents about a postcard that referenced county deed records but is associated with a likely scam. Perrell said a county resident received the postcard and that a Google search of the listed phone number associates it with high-pressure sales tactics for a likely non-existent warranty.
Perrell said the postcard contains no company name and that the…
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