Does the company carry an E&O insurance policy that covers all their contractors? A company that regularly engages the service notarization naer me of mobile notaries will carry a K E&O policy or more. Any thing less and you should call someone else.
The most money I ever made DIRECTLY from the internet is $92,000. It only happened because I was OPEN for business in the weeee hours of the morning and I was available for anyone in the world with internet to find notarized document near me.
I must first preface this story by saying how thankful I am that my mother never prohibited me from any reading. I read Stephen King in sixth grade, The Scarlet Letter in seventh grade, and plenty of smutty Harlequins hiding in the local bookstore with my best friend Liza. All that "questionable" reading, but I turned out just fine for it. I don't suppose my brain is warped too badly.
No need to mail a copy to the Secretary of State; the information will be transmitted electronically - see it's easier than it sounds and not notary publics near me either!
How can you prove it is the same person (or perhaps not) so you can record liens or possibly take other enforcement actions? The problem with public record database search services is they are not perfect. They are great tools, however they are not the final word.
If you are under water with your house loan; meaning that you owe more on the property than it is worth on the open market, you cannot simply quit claim your home to avoid your financial responsibility. Do not be fooled by someone trying to get you to transfer your title.