This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/zIJ.2ACEB/310 Message Board Post: Recently I purchased a "family crest & coat of arms" and when I went home to tell of my achievements on what I thought was legitiment I found out that I like many others had been scammed. For 1 there is no set "family crest" for one family name and 2 this is a very popular scam that is easily read upon on the internet. The company that I bought the info from was based in Florida but had a stand here in Ohio where I reside. The other common scam is the "book of _____" where the ___ refers the family name. Many generations above me purchased the book thinking that it was legitimate from a company here in Ohio was very dissapointed to find that when he received it all it contained was living addresses of all the clouses in the US and their phone numbers if they had any. I want to warn each and all of you of these scams and that you can find them if you type in geneology scams in the search bar of your internet browser. Please beware of these scams. I only was ripped out of $20 ! but my great uncle spent much more and so have others. Please spread this message to other sites and links that you may have so that everyone is aware. We cant keep everyone from spending money or get the spent money back but we can at least stop a few. I hope you all take this seriously. :)