Having been taken by Halberts several years ago as a beginning researcher, I have to thouroughly agree! Kind regards Sally in USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve McLaughlin" <eve@varneys.demon.co.uk> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Fraudsters > 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 > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from list mode -- > Send the one word UNSUBSCRIBE to > OLD-ENGLISH-L-request@rootsweb.com