I have filed a complaint with the Iowa Consumer Protection which is in the Iowa Attorney General's office. I asked that they accept my email as a formal complaint since this firm has the potential to harm many in a short period of time. Their email address is consumer@ag.state.ia.us <consumer@ag.state.ia.us> Please write to them and let them know what is going on. So prompt action can be taken. I have also sent this request to all the lists I am on. Thanks, Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "TeresaR" <teresa@maro.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 9:23 AM Subject: [GAGEN-L] Fraudulent website > Mr. Craig Campbell > Blueberry Hill Communications Inc. > > Mr. Campbell, > > There is a site on your servers that is breaking copyright and fraud laws. > The domain name is familydiscovery.com, and the IP address is128.121.230.66. > Chances are you will be receiving alot of emails regarding this thievery. > > He is stealing data from other websites and CHARGING people to look at these > FREE websites. > > Proof: The webpage of his located at > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/georgia.htm > > Lists several different URL's, none of which is his. One of them is Butts > County marriages from Microfilm. That is on MY USgenweb site, and is NOT > FOR SALE to any organization. He did not ask if he could link to me, much > less CHARGE people to click on that link! He is even stealing data from the > National Archives and Records Administration, (I'm sending them a copy of > this as well) from his north carolina page. > > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/northcarolina.htm > > These pages are NOT his work. Never have been. Never will be. He is > committing fraud by misrepresenting this data as his own. He charges a fee > of $49.95 to "join" his webpage so you can view this data. As soon as I > can, I'll be adding the following to all my pages: > > IF YOU HAVE ARRIVED HERE THRU FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW. > THIS PAGE IS FREE FOR ALL TO USE, AND ANY CHARGE IS SIMPLY FRAUDULENT. > PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY EMAILING TERESA@MARO.NET and then I will add a Break > away link. > > This is unacceptable, and your company is opening itself up for lawsuits > with you allowing your customers to break the law. I've not found your > website to view your terms of service, but I can tell you that by allowing > your customers to break the law it puts you in a precarious situation. I am > keeping a copy of this email, and please, let me know when or if you are > taking action. > > He has already been removed from another server for breaking the law, and > thinks genealogists will just allow him to move from server to until WE get > tired of checking on him. He is totally wrong. As you probably know, he > hasn't even completed the full propogation process because when I go to the > IP it goes to your servers. If I go to the domain name it's going to his > old one. Also, so you know, he has given inaccurate registration > information for his Domain name registration, so noone can contact him > directly. > > --------------------------------- > > Administrative Contact, Billing Contact: > Campbell, Craige (CC435) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > (760) 360-4600 (FAX) (760) 772-3654 > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > BHCOM Hostmaster (HC391-ORG) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > US > (760) 360-4600 > Fax- (760) 772-3654 > > --------------------- > > Administrative Contact: > Abodeey, Elias (EAP259) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > PO BOX 83 > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > Abodeely, Elias (EAO164) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > 9843 Cambridge Drive > Cedar Rapids , IA 52404 > 319-378-9654 > Billing Contact: > Cook, Brad (BCI287) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > PO BOX 83 > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > > Record last updated on 12-Sep-2000. > Record expires on 07-Jan-2002. > Record created on 07-Jan-2000. > Database last updated on 17-Sep-2000 04:05:05 EDT. > > Domain servers in listed order: > > NS1.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.24.140 > NS2.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.21.100 > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Sincerely, > > Teresa M. Rozich > http://lofthouse.com/USA/ga/butts/ > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > This list is for open communications among County Coordinators, Regional > Coordinators and the officers and project leaders of GAGenWeb. If you > wish to address only the GAGenWeb Board, send your email to: > <GAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > >