For 25 years or so there has been an American outfit, usually referred to as Halberts (though they operate in numerous guises), who have numerous convictions for postal fraud as a result of selling somewhat spurious publications. Their supposed family histories generally seem to be called "The World Book of ---- (a surname)". About 10 years ago this firm of con artists bought Burke's Peerage and they were running the same scan in the the UK. Now a new name has arrived on the scene, at least in the UK, calling themselves William Pince Publishers based in Southall and Pince calls himself a genealogist and Chairman of S.G.N.Genealogical Foundation. His wildly over-priced book is called "The -----Family Chronicle" The offer letter is uncannily similar to Halbert's modus operandi and my purpose in writing is to warn the unsuspecting not to touch this rubbish with a barge pole! Caveat emptor John ---------------------------------------- My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter 1541 spam mails have been blocked so far. Download free www.spamfighter.com today!

In message <001001c47bbb$a84a9f20$4fb32d50@john>, John <overholt@tiscali.co.uk> writes >For 25 years or so there has been an American outfit, usually referred to >as Halberts (though they operate in numerous guises), who have numerous >convictions for postal fraud as a result of selling somewhat spurious >publications. >Their supposed family histories generally seem to be called "The World Book of - >--- (a surname)". >About 10 years ago this firm of con artists bought Burke's Peerage and they >were running the same scan in the the UK. > > Now a new name has arrived on the scene, at least in the UK, >calling themselves William Pince Publishers based in Southall >and Pince calls himself a genealogist and Chairman >of S.G.N.Genealogical Foundation. His wildly over-priced book is called >"The -----Family Chronicle" Ues, I huave seen a refernce to this - very suspicious type of offer, aimed at collecting money from the gullible. > >The offer letter is uncannily similar to Halbert's modus operandi and my purpose >in writing is to warn the unsuspecting not to touch this rubbish with a barge >pole! -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society