I'm forwarding this from another list to which I belong. I know it is a bit off topic but it's genealogy related and important enough that everyone should be aware. ***************************************** Subject: [PAERIE] Genealogy Spam Update Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 07:28:46 -0800 From: Linda To: PAERIE-L@rootsweb.com 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: lj <ljuhl@aye.net> To: <MORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 10:56 PM Subject: [MORGAN] genealogy fraud-- what to do? > Recently some of my lists reported on genealogy fraud > about a company claiming to do things for $$ that > could be gotten for free. > > There was a suggestion about who to report to if you received > this info. > > Can't find it now that I need it----- does anyone have it to forward to > me? > > was the company familydiscover.com? -- Happy Hunting!! -- Paul Houston, TX, USA ICQ #73314929 Researching: VA - WHITE,LIPSCOMB,HILL,JOHNSON,SAUNDERS, TALBOT,TATE,EVANS NC - SMITH, BOSWELL, RHODES, CAPEHART,MORRIS, MARSHE, BRITT,SHAW View my American Ancestry at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paulrsmith **************** Give away FREE major credit cards and create a residual income for life doing it! CHECK IT OUT !! http://paulrsmith.tripod.com/VR/vr.htm *************************************************