----- Original Message ----- From: "Tammy Lamb" <tamlamb@icontech.com> To: <PALUZERN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 09 March, 2001 4:01 PM Subject: [PALUZERN] FW: Genealogy Spam Update > Please read the following information it may be important to all > researchers. > > Tammy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linda Emerson [mailto:lindae@mlode.com] > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 10:29 AM > To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Genealogy Spam Update > > > It looks like the fictitious Family Discovery genealogy service has > moved to Prodigy now. I contacted Prodigy this morning and they have > asked that anyone who receives solicitation email from > familydiscovery.com to take the following steps immediately: > > 1) Forward the entire Family Discovery message to: abuse@prodigy.com > > 2) Include the following information (most of which was provided by > Rita from the Oconto County, WI list): > > Please note that the attached message is now being sent through your ISP > service. They have been reported to various State Attorney General's > Office on computer fraud, but it is hard to catch up with them. > Originally the "company" linked to free information sites and placed the > pages in "frames" so that it looked like it was their own work. > Customers paid for that information. The scam, now, is paying for the > free information links and then they "move" frequently and leave their > paid-up customers without services. > > 3) Post these same instructions on any other lists today so that > Prodigy has a better chance of finding the spammers. > > -- > Linda Emerson > Coordinator - Union Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/townships/Union.htm > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > ==== PALUZERN Mailing List ==== > Have you Visited Luzerne County Genweb Recently? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern > >