Thank you Elva: I started to respond to Darlene's post but changed my mind. I knew when I read the original post that you would remove the sender from the list. I just wish that Darlene knew that advertising is prohibited on the mailing list. Go Darlene!!! Complain to everyone who will listen. I am just happy you only sent $6.00. It could have been much more. Corinne ----- Original Message ----- From: <kiezza@AOL.COM> To: <KYHARLAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:25 PM Subject: [KYHARLAN] What to do about genealogy ripoffs > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3AB.2ACI/6890 > > Message Board Post: > > Cousins; many of you remember why I was given this Harlan, Ky board, > mailing list and website back in 1999. So many of our members including > myself were scammed out of money for genealogy materials, the checks were > cashed, e-mails were never answered and no genealogy material was sent > from this person to many of our members. This had gone on for years. > Finally someone complained and it mushroomed into a large amount of > money.We filed complaints with the Postal Authorties, Internet Fraud Dept > and Rootsweb. So Darlene if u are a victim, complain, put their name out > so others don't get scammed. Notify the postal authorties if they used the > United States mail, notify the Internet Fraud Dept. > When some post here selling something it is deleted immediately by > Ancestry or by me. > Then I get nasty letters, from these people or they post angry replys to > this board. Some write private e-mails to our members asking for family > data. I would stongly advise, don't order, don't give your family data to > people that don't contribute to this board, or list. Beware of PO > addresses, ask for thier phone number and call before you order. If they > have a website, get what conditions they are posting your data under. What > is their copyright notice, is it posted in plain view for you to read. > Without a copyright notice, you may be giveing them permission to sell > your family data. It pays to ask questions. > Genealogy is a big business and your family data can wind up on a CD as it > did a few years ago. I am very protective of this board, list and our > website, I will go that extra mile to ensure free genealogy for each and > every one of us. > Researching Nolan, Brewer, Boggs, Bailey, > > Elva Nolan Morgan > > > > > ==== KYHARLAN Mailing List ==== > Harlan Kentucky Website. > Harlan County Research: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharlan/ > Harlan County AHGP: http://www.ahgp.org/ > Harlan Kentucky ALHN: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyharla2/ > >