This was sent to me so I am passing it on. To: <IRL-WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:06 AM Subject: [WEX] Fake family trees online may trip up genealogists > Morning All Listers: > > I found this on the Free SurnameSearch site this AM and thought it was > worth forwarding to alert everyone to this bogus program that the authors > thinks is fun............. > > Genealogists beware. > A software company is marketing a new program to Internet advertisers > that could quickly generate Web sites full of extensive, but fake, family > trees. > Critics say the approach appears to be part of a new money-making scheme > to lure people who search for family names on Google, Yahoo or other > search engines to Web sites that use bogus data to help ensure they appear > high on "hit lists." They then make money if visitors click on > advertisers' links. > > > To read the complete article go to the URL below......... > > Edd Sinnett in Florida. >