Process Serving | Notary Public | Private Detective
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AUG 19, 2023
Whether they’re serving a character on a sitcom or a starlet in real life, process servers rank right up there with Jehovah’s Witnesses in the cliché pantheon of people you don’t want knocking on your door. In this entry, Matthew White, a 32-year-old process server based in Chicago, shares his experience working in this most reviled of professions.
Chicago renters, property owners hit by pandemic fraud, as fake landlords scam renters
But her rent didn’t go to a real landlord, says Matthew White, the process server who delivered the bad news on behalf of the building’s actual owner — a bank — and uploaded the video to TikTok on March 3 to raise awareness. Scam artists had broken in to the vacant building, replaced the locks and rented it out before anyone noticed, White says.
‘So sad for the tenants who were scammed’: Viral TikTok shows cops evicting apartment building rented out by squatters, sparking debate
In a now-viral TikTok, police officers in Cook County, Illinois, remove tenants who allegedly unknowingly rented their unit from squatters, sparking debate in the comments. The video has amassed 2.4 million views since Monday.
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The clip was posted by Matthew White (@mwhite132), who identifies himself in the video to officers as an agent to the attorney handling the eviction, and shows officers breaking down the door of a housing unit.
