I thought I should pass this opinion on to people. It might save you. Group: alt.genealogy From: tgroom@worldnet.att.net (Theodore Groom) Genealogy Scam This note is a warning to the genealogy public to be aware of fraudulent genealogical search providers, in particular that located at the site listed below: http://genealogyPro.com/nmitchell.html After 4 months and more than $125 U.S. in expenses I have received no useful information from the provider. Now I recognize that searches do not always turn out positive. I have considerable experience in that myself. In this particular case though it should be a simple matter either to find the military record or not. As it turns out the wrong record was sent when the "searcher" had more than enough documentation to easily tell the difference. The record sent was not even in the correct branch of military service and obviously the wrong individual. I then paid an additional fee to get the correct record, which I was assured was correct and complete. Needless to say nothing was forthcoming (over months) and my e-mails are not answered. At best this individual is inefficient and incompetent, at worst a fraud and a thief. My bet is on the latter. My advice (learned the hard way) is to check out your provider thoroughly. Get a referral from someone who has used the service with success. It may take a little more time but you'll be a lot happier for it. Don't use the above site! Ted Groom http://community.webtv.net/Majestikal/FromAgostonToReed