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To my knowledge I have not received any resumes with significant embellishments. However when I do have questions about an activity, honor, or indication of leadership I do not hesitate to call the PNM to gather more information. For me though, this is genuine interest so that I may write a better rec with more information.
Instead of going through the mom, perhaps call and chat directly with the PNM. You can use my reasoning above. Because you are involved in some of the same organizations you may mention your shared connection and comment on your involvement or mutual friends. How she responds will say much about her character. Does it get her attention? Does she dig a deeper hole? Does she acknowledge the errors?
It may also be a very good life lesson for her to learn that it is never appropriate to embellish on a resume, as people can and DO find out.
Depending on how nice you are feeling you can comment on the embellishments or just play super friendly (and dumb) and then choose not to write the rec.
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