What does the warning mean?

rustycowll69 said
so I had the story correct. you never know when you get to my age, your memory can start confusing things, hahaha. The story did have a happy ending, IIRC. After all the publicity, the car was spotted, and recovered. I think the thieves actually put some money into it, fixing a few things, so he came out OK in the end.

"The crime actually two months before the car was physically stolen, when the thieves forged Monaco’s name on a lost title form, and had that form notarized. That form was used to get a new title, which was then used to “sell” the car for a maddening $600."

73 Swinger 8 said
I found this on the Firebird....if it can be done they'll figure out how...
https://jalopnik.com/terrifyingly-comprehensive-car-thieves-forge-docs-then-1719576200

Here's the thing.
So someone must have had a fake ID too for the notary.
Or the notary was involved.
There's the big issue to me.
Either way I'm guessing it was someone that knew the owner.
As we say, there is more to this story.

In my experience Washington state will title a car from out of state based on ownership ID and proof of previous registration. (Not "title")
That seems smart since not only does the state get revenue, but all cars have titles.
In my opinion, titles are mostly a psychological thing when dealing with car that don't have multiple owners. (Liens)
As this case might show, a title is paper.
There are other ways of showing ownership in court.