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 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! > > All the best, > > Valorie, IBSSG > Listmom, Baysinger-L and McBee-L > Black Diamond, Washington USA > Proud sponsor of Rootsweb > > ______________________________