sanford collins wrote: > > Hi Valorie and other McBee hunters. I went to the site shown below and got > an altogether different impression than Valorie did. > Unless I'm totally misconstruing the meaning of the whole thing, they > don't mean for you to access the links given, just the opposite, they are > warning AGAINST using them, and quite clearly telling you why they are NOT > desirable sites, and the reasons why not. > How do the rest of you read it? I think it is a very valuable service > that they are offering and intend to access it often to remain up to date on > the new scams that are discovered. Pat, in Oregon Thanks for raising the issue, Pat. I should have let this post sit on my desktop for an hour or so, and seasoned my rhetoric. Yes, the site I referred ya'll to is a GOOD site, about a BAD problem. Sorry I didn't make this clear. Valorie > original message: > > Someone referred to this site on another Rootsweb list, and I decided to > > check it out. Oh, my goodness! The first link I followed had a scam site > > that was not only collecting genealogical information and selling it, > > but also getting names, SS#s, addresses, familial relationships and > > email addys to sell to mass marketing list resellers! This could be > > *dangerous* for people. > > > > Check it out for yourself.... > > > > <http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm> > > > > I believe it was set up to counter mis-information, but its mission has > > grown more important, even crucial to our personal safety, over time. > > Watch yourself out there, folks, and BE SAFE!