Wow I bought one many years ago because the surname America was said have been covered in the America book. It was a joke I was embarrassed that I had fallen for this. It is also a form of consumer fraud, and should be investigated. and probably stopped. Dick America >>> "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net> 10/1/2008 9:22 PM >>> Years ago someone put out a book on the KNOTTS surname. I never saw one, but one of my relatives bought one and said the most notable thing abt it was that the phone number and name of abt every KNOTTS in the US was in it---and not much else! Bob K ----- Original Message ----- From: <EMSCRS@aol.com> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Surname Trackeer for Stringer -- Genealogy Today >I have seen such books (usually at Good Will) and they contain nothing you > cannot find quite easily all by yourself. > > Elizabeth > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips > and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> I bought one many years ago because the surname America was said have been covered in the America book. > > It was a joke I was embarrassed that I had fallen for this. > > It is also a form of consumer fraud, and should be investigated. and probably stopped. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been going on for years! And it IS stopped for a time, but someone always revives it. I have a not-so-usual surname. Year ago, and knowing it was a scam, I sent for one (cost me $20 then) and sure enough, it had all my same-name relatives, addresses and phone numbers. I didn't feel badly, because I'd lost track of a couple, and I knew approximately what I was going to get. Anyone new there? Nope, but hope does spring eternal, and all that. If one is honest himself, I find, it is always a bit of a shock to find that others are NOT! So don't feel badly. They'd lose money on printing costs if the scammers used more populous names... Gotta stick to we unusually named! You did the list a service, anyway---you've warned others this is a scam. Mine was probably in the late 70s....but it's revived a time or two since. Ruth