This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------FFC4B6674C237C1E74C39CCC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This came to me on one of my lists. Thought it would be a good idea to pass this on! Robin "M. Daniels" wrote: > I have filed a complaint with the Iowa Consumer Protection which is in the > Iowa Attorney General's office. > > I asked that they accept my email as a formal complaint since this firm has > the potential to harm many in a short period of time. > > Their email address is consumer@ag.state.ia.us <consumer@ag.state.ia.us> > > Please write to them and let them know what is going on. So prompt action > can be taken. I have also sent this request to all the lists I am on. > > Thanks, > Margie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TeresaR" <teresa@maro.net> > To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 9:23 AM > Subject: [GAGEN-L] Fraudulent website > > > Mr. Craig Campbell > > Blueberry Hill Communications Inc. > > > > Mr. Campbell, > > > > There is a site on your servers that is breaking copyright and fraud laws. > > The domain name is familydiscovery.com, and the IP address > is128.121.230.66. > > Chances are you will be receiving alot of emails regarding this thievery. > > > > He is stealing data from other websites and CHARGING people to look at > these > > FREE websites. > > > > Proof: The webpage of his located at > > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/georgia.htm > > > > Lists several different URL's, none of which is his. One of them is Butts > > County marriages from Microfilm. That is on MY USgenweb site, and is NOT > > FOR SALE to any organization. He did not ask if he could link to me, much > > less CHARGE people to click on that link! He is even stealing data from > the > > National Archives and Records Administration, (I'm sending them a copy of > > this as well) from his north carolina page. > > > > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/northcarolina.htm > > > > These pages are NOT his work. Never have been. Never will be. He is > > committing fraud by misrepresenting this data as his own. He charges a > fee > > of $49.95 to "join" his webpage so you can view this data. As soon as I > > can, I'll be adding the following to all my pages: > > > > IF YOU HAVE ARRIVED HERE THRU FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM THEY ARE BREAKING THE > LAW. > > THIS PAGE IS FREE FOR ALL TO USE, AND ANY CHARGE IS SIMPLY FRAUDULENT. > > PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY EMAILING TERESA@MARO.NET and then I will add a Break > > away link. > > > > This is unacceptable, and your company is opening itself up for lawsuits > > with you allowing your customers to break the law. I've not found your > > website to view your terms of service, but I can tell you that by allowing > > your customers to break the law it puts you in a precarious situation. I > am > > keeping a copy of this email, and please, let me know when or if you are > > taking action. > > > > He has already been removed from another server for breaking the law, and > > thinks genealogists will just allow him to move from server to until WE > get > > tired of checking on him. He is totally wrong. As you probably know, he > > hasn't even completed the full propogation process because when I go to > the > > IP it goes to your servers. If I go to the domain name it's going to his > > old one. Also, so you know, he has given inaccurate registration > > information for his Domain name registration, so noone can contact him > > directly. > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > Administrative Contact, Billing Contact: > > Campbell, Craige (CC435) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > > (760) 360-4600 (FAX) (760) 772-3654 > > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > > BHCOM Hostmaster (HC391-ORG) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > > US > > (760) 360-4600 > > Fax- (760) 772-3654 > > > > --------------------- > > > > Administrative Contact: > > Abodeey, Elias (EAP259) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > > Family Discovery > > PO BOX 83 > > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > > Abodeely, Elias (EAO164) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > > Family Discovery > > 9843 Cambridge Drive > > Cedar Rapids , IA 52404 > > 319-378-9654 > > Billing Contact: > > Cook, Brad (BCI287) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > > Family Discovery > > PO BOX 83 > > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > > > > Record last updated on 12-Sep-2000. > > Record expires on 07-Jan-2002. > > Record created on 07-Jan-2000. > > Database last updated on 17-Sep-2000 04:05:05 EDT. > > > > Domain servers in listed order: > > > > NS1.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.24.140 > > NS2.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.21.100 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Teresa M. Rozich > > http://lofthouse.com/USA/ga/butts/ > > > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > This list is for open communications among County Coordinators, Regional > > Coordinators and the officers and project leaders of GAGenWeb. If you > > wish to address only the GAGenWeb Board, send your email to: > > <GAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > ==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== > If you need to contact the list manager, please send your e-mail to > mmanson@snet.net --------------FFC4B6674C237C1E74C39CCC Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: by ns1.sccoast.net id VAA0000029088; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:02:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8K0fp330891; Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:41:51 -0700 Resent-Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:41:51 -0700 X-Original-Sender: margie@majorinternet.net Tue Sep 19 17:41:48 2000 Message-ID: <014a01c0229a$f04a8f20$1a78523f@q3e8j2> From: "M. Daniels" <margie@majorinternet.net> Old-To: "Paschal Mail list" <PASCHAL-L@rootsweb.com>, "Henry Mail List" <ALHENRY-L@rootsweb.com>, "Glover L Mail List" <GLOVER-L@rootsweb.com>, >, "Art Chance" <achance@gci.net>, "Geneva Reaper" <genevapub@alaweb.com>, "Georgia L list" <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com>, "Geneva Co." <algeneva-l@rootsweb.com>, <GAHOUSTO-D-request@rootsweb.com>, "GA Roots Mail list" <GA-Roots-L@rootsweb.com>, "Amanda Logue" <alogue@sandersville.net>, "Marge Braswell" <M55442@aol.com>, "L. J. Whitfield" <webmaster@georgianetweb.com>, "Teresa Todd" <Teesee@teesee.com>, "Deborah Byrd" <dbyrd@lightcom.net>, "Tammy Ann Bartlett-Harrison" <mailto:myroots@bellsouth.net>, "Bill Ansley" <bba@ansley-family-assn.org>, "Wayne Dorough" <dorw@inebraska.com>, "Tom Hammack" <thammack@datasync.com>, "Ashley Paulette" <pollette@digitalexp.com>, "John Rigdon" <ohnr238@aol.com>, "Ray Thigpen" <rthigpen@alltel.net>, "Nancy Vick" <genelink@earthlink.net>, "Scott E. Warrens" <warrens1@accucomm.net>, "Laura Schmidt" <schmidtm@3-cities.com>, "Sheila Forester" <Saconine@aol.com>, "Teri Hopper" <dixiewb@bigfoot.com>, "Dale County Mail list" <ALDALE-L@rootsweb.com>, "Crawford County Georgia" <GACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com>, "Confederate Mail list" <CONFEDERATE-TIMES-L@rootsweb.com>, "Captives" <INDIAN-CAPTIVES-L@rootsweb.com>, "Brial Leverich" <leverich@rootsweb.com>, <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com>, "alabama list" <ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com>, "Al Gen" <ALGEN-L@rootsweb.com>, <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com>, "TeresaR" <teresa@maro.net> References: <00ba01c020b2$deda7460$5b59bfa8@y6l4j6> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:37:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Subject: [Alabama] Re: [GAGEN-L] Fraudulent website Resent-Message-ID: <luDn0C.A.2hH.OfAy5@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/17944 X-Loop: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ALABAMA-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 I have filed a complaint with the Iowa Consumer Protection which is in the Iowa Attorney General's office. I asked that they accept my email as a formal complaint since this firm has the potential to harm many in a short period of time. Their email address is consumer@ag.state.ia.us <consumer@ag.state.ia.us> Please write to them and let them know what is going on. So prompt action can be taken. I have also sent this request to all the lists I am on. Thanks, Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "TeresaR" <teresa@maro.net> To: <GAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 9:23 AM Subject: [GAGEN-L] Fraudulent website > Mr. Craig Campbell > Blueberry Hill Communications Inc. > > Mr. Campbell, > > There is a site on your servers that is breaking copyright and fraud laws. > The domain name is familydiscovery.com, and the IP address is128.121.230.66. > Chances are you will be receiving alot of emails regarding this thievery. > > He is stealing data from other websites and CHARGING people to look at these > FREE websites. > > Proof: The webpage of his located at > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/georgia.htm > > Lists several different URL's, none of which is his. One of them is Butts > County marriages from Microfilm. That is on MY USgenweb site, and is NOT > FOR SALE to any organization. He did not ask if he could link to me, much > less CHARGE people to click on that link! He is even stealing data from the > National Archives and Records Administration, (I'm sending them a copy of > this as well) from his north carolina page. > > http://128.121.230.66/Records/states/northcarolina.htm > > These pages are NOT his work. Never have been. Never will be. He is > committing fraud by misrepresenting this data as his own. He charges a fee > of $49.95 to "join" his webpage so you can view this data. As soon as I > can, I'll be adding the following to all my pages: > > IF YOU HAVE ARRIVED HERE THRU FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW. > THIS PAGE IS FREE FOR ALL TO USE, AND ANY CHARGE IS SIMPLY FRAUDULENT. > PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY EMAILING TERESA@MARO.NET and then I will add a Break > away link. > > This is unacceptable, and your company is opening itself up for lawsuits > with you allowing your customers to break the law. I've not found your > website to view your terms of service, but I can tell you that by allowing > your customers to break the law it puts you in a precarious situation. I am > keeping a copy of this email, and please, let me know when or if you are > taking action. > > He has already been removed from another server for breaking the law, and > thinks genealogists will just allow him to move from server to until WE get > tired of checking on him. He is totally wrong. As you probably know, he > hasn't even completed the full propogation process because when I go to the > IP it goes to your servers. If I go to the domain name it's going to his > old one. Also, so you know, he has given inaccurate registration > information for his Domain name registration, so noone can contact him > directly. > > --------------------------------- > > Administrative Contact, Billing Contact: > Campbell, Craige (CC435) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > (760) 360-4600 (FAX) (760) 772-3654 > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > BHCOM Hostmaster (HC391-ORG) hostmaster@BHCOM.COM > Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc. > 77-670 Springfield Lane, Suite 11B > Palm Desert, CA 92211 > US > (760) 360-4600 > Fax- (760) 772-3654 > > --------------------- > > Administrative Contact: > Abodeey, Elias (EAP259) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > PO BOX 83 > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > Technical Contact, Zone Contact: > Abodeely, Elias (EAO164) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > 9843 Cambridge Drive > Cedar Rapids , IA 52404 > 319-378-9654 > Billing Contact: > Cook, Brad (BCI287) email@FAMILYDISCOVERY.COM > Family Discovery > PO BOX 83 > Hiawatha , IA 52233 > 3193637000 (FAX) 3193637000 > > Record last updated on 12-Sep-2000. > Record expires on 07-Jan-2002. > Record created on 07-Jan-2000. > Database last updated on 17-Sep-2000 04:05:05 EDT. > > Domain servers in listed order: > > NS1.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.24.140 > NS2.4SERVERS.COM 209.176.21.100 > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Sincerely, > > Teresa M. Rozich > http://lofthouse.com/USA/ga/butts/ > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > This list is for open communications among County Coordinators, Regional > Coordinators and the officers and project leaders of GAGenWeb. If you > wish to address only the GAGenWeb Board, send your email to: > <GAGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > > ==== ALABAMA Mailing List ==== If you need to contact the list manager, please send your e-mail to mmanson@snet.net --------------FFC4B6674C237C1E74C39CCC--