The Edmonds, Washington, man had only just moved into his home when a stranger appeared in his driveway. A nice-looking stranger, the man later told police, although oddly dressed. The visitor wore a tall red fez cap. The homeowner stepped outside and asked if he could help him.

"Yes,” the visitor said, according to a police report. “I am here to let you know that I am the legal owner of the property and today is the day."

What? the homeowner asked.

"Today is the day!" the visitor repeated.

The back-and-forth went on for some time, with the visitor repeating “today is the day” and insisting the homeowner had no right to be there. Eventually, the stranger handed over some official-looking paperwork and drove off.

The weird encounter was one of four such incidents to take place in a pair of Seattle suburbs in recent weeks. Someone knocks on a door, claims to be the legal owner of the house, and tells the current occupant to clear out. But these aren’t the evictions that have swept the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re hoaxes perpetrated by the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, a conspiratorial group that claims its members are the rightful owners of virtually all property in America.

Police have not accused anyone of a crime related to the incidents. But the... continue:

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