Dedham, MA- Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell today reminded Norfolk County residents to disregard a direct mail solicitation offering them a certified copy of their property deed for an outrageous fee of anywhere from $60-$128.

Register O'Donnell stated, "For a number of years, a California company which has recently moved operations to Nevada has been preying on unsuspecting homeowners by sending a direct mail solicitation asking them to send a check for $128 in order to receive a copy of their deed. If a consumer knew that they could print a non-certified copy of their deed for free from our website www.norfolkdeeds.org or obtain a certified copy of their deed for a charge of only $1 per page plus an additional $1 for postage, they would never agree to pay such an outrageous fee for service. The average price for a mailed homeowner's certified deed copy by the Registry (usually two pages) is $3."

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