I hope I'm not violating any list rules but this is too important not to pass on! DO NOT respond to ANY offers from FamilyDiscovery.com!! There are messages posted on various genealogy sites about their SCAM. They charge a "membership fee" to view FREE web sites (perhaps even your own). There is no "comprehensive data base" and it is next to impossible to try to get your money back once you supply them with a credit card number or check. I've included the recent message they sent to me. I hope I can save someone out there the trouble of getting involved with this sleazy operation. Stephanie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Family Discovery" <help@famdiscovery.com> To: <per.brandt@jonkoping.mail.telia.com> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:47 AM Subject: Thanks for helping us Genealogist... > Hi Fellow Genealogist: > > We had contacted you previously to to let you know that we need your help with > some of our genealogical records. We still need your help. > > We're in the process of making our genealogical service the best on the > Internet and we feel that with a little more help from you we will be able to provide > genealogists world wide with all kinds of helpful information. In exchange for > your help with filling out a short survey we are offering you access to our > service at an all time low of 30% off regular prices but now its even easier than > before as we have established a new partnership with PayPal you can help us out > and be set up in seconds all online by using your > Visa/Mastercard/AMEX/Discovery or Online Check. > > http://www.familydiscovery.com/paypromo.htm > > What FamilyDiscovery.com is: > > What we have for you is an online genealogy service giving you access to a > comprehensive database of compiled genealogical information on the > Internet. > > The Online service will help you find the family that you're looking for faster > and easier without spending lots of time and money. We have taken the time > and organized thousands of online databases into categories in a point and > click atmosphere making it a snap for you to find exactly what you are looking > for in under a minute. No more searching for your family and coming up with > dead ends on the Internet or on those expensive CD-ROMS. We've done all > the searching for you. > > New Search Engine Feature Added! > > With our recently added search engine you can now search by any criteria > you can think of. 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