Aurora company barred from creating false documents, providing other services under agreement with the Attorney General’s Office

Dec. 13, 2023 (DENVER) – PropDoks, an Aurora-based company, will no longer sell documents, provide verification or credit “reset” services, or market those services to Coloradans under an agreement Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today. The company will also pay $20,000 to the state.

“This agreement means the days of PropDoks and the company’s owners profiting from creating fraudulent documents and other illegal services are over,” Weiser said. “While the company tried to play off their unconscionable behavior as harmless, we held them accountable under the law. I will continue to hold accountable any business that seeks to defraud or deceive consumers.”

In August, Weiser asked a judge to temporarily halt PropDoks’ business operations after an investigation found the company engaged extensively in creating false documents including vehicle titles, tax documents, military deployment papers, and even legal documents complete with forged judicial signatures. The company also provided false verification of work history and other background information.

After the initial temporary court order was granted, further investigation found that the company was also selling “credit privacy numbers” and “authorized user tradelines” online. The company marketed these tactics as a way for consumers to “reset” their credit. In fact, despite the company’s assurances of legality, credit privacy numbers are essentially fraudulent Social Security numbers. Adding to the harm done by PropDoks, research shows it’s often children, older adults, or people who are incarcerated who are victimized by this practice. Moreover, the company’s authorized user tradeline scheme deceptively offered consumers a way to inflate their credit score by using other consumers’ credit profiles.

Weiser won a second ruling in September against the company to halt these services temporarily. As a result of the agreement announced today, PropDoks is now permanently banned from selling these or any other credit “repair” product.

According to an investigation revealed in August, PropDoks wasn’t shy about their claims of creating false documents, proudly assuring customers that “We Make Proof of Almost Anything.” Undercover investigators were able to easily purchase fraudulent documents and witnessed many customers purchasing them. Subsequent investigative work from the Department of Law revealed the offering of other deceptive services.

The $20,000 the company’s owner will pay to the state may be used for any restitution where possible, consumer education or consumer protection enforcement, or efforts to advance the public welfare.

Consumers who are aware of or may be the victim of false document fraud, credit fraud, or any fraud or scam, should file a report with the attorney general at StopFraudColorado.gov.

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