While I appreciate the helpfulness of those who have recently sent messages about genealogy scammers - (I certainly have no love for these scum) - I'm concerned that the SCOTT surname list is becoming a list of SCAMS instead of SCOTTs. Could you please try to focus on SCOTT surname genealogy rather than genealogy as a whole? Posting messages without direct relevance to the SCOTT surname dilutes the usefulness of this list. (Please stay on-topic.) 800 SCOTT researchers will thank you! By the way, if you ever wonder if a genealogy source is legitimate, check out http://www.ancestordetective.com/watchdog.htm - this site is comprehensive and current. Checking a single site like this is far better than sending email warnings to surname lists. Those of you who have subscribed to this list for any length of time have seen this address on one of the rotating taglines at the bottom of messages from the SCOTT list. David Scott SCOTT Surname List Administrator