Kelly, What's the e-mail address for the submitter?? > I recently discovered a .ged file on ancestry.com that contains 9,376 > names...part of the file contains my grandfather, his parents and > siblings...all the way down to me. (Wild to see myself and my own young kids) Have you consider that the person submitting the GED was jumped for submitting the living person data? I was talking with a cousin who is a Sgt of Detective here in CA., he was telling me, the worse thing anyone can do is submit files with personal information for any living person. According to him, the con artist hits those files hard and runs scams and even hit persons bank accounts, opens credit card in that name. Then the credit companies run you down, hounding at your door to pay up or disgrace your credit, etc. Well, after hearing this I did a bit of research myself into the Federal Lien Law and it stated something like this (which I used and it does work)," the person signing the application, no matter what name he or she uses is the person responsible for that debt." Someone had 7 e-mail addresses charging in my name to a credit card using my name, after refusing to pay that card, I contacted the companies and after hearing what all they were going to do to me, I fell back on this Federal Law and demanding a copy of the application and send them the required signature for myself, only a few weeks later I recd from the companies, letters stating they had removed all if from my credit reports and turned it over to the FBI. I had already reported it to the FBI. So one might consider being very careful submitting to the different organizations any GEDCOM for any family history with information for any living person in their files. The scam artist are out there watching....and waiting... for their chance!!!!!!! Just the other day, I saw my mother listed and I requested the submitter to removed her name she said, "NO", so I told her fine, but she had my mother name incorrect and her birthdate was so n so, the gal change it really fast, stating she wanted all her information totally correct...... I was happy with the new incorrect information she had relpaced. Now I will step down from my soap box and get on with genealogy....... Jean Brand 2254 W. Gettysburg Fresno, CA 93705 [email protected] & [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:23 PM Subject: [VASCOTT-] Please help > Dear List: > I'm somewhat of a geneology rookie and I need some helpful advice from those > of you who are much more experienced. > > I have been researching DARNELL and HENSLEY in Scott, Co., and have > corresponded with many of you directly.... > > I recently discovered a .ged file on ancestry.com that contains 9,376 > names...part of the file contains my grandfather, his parents and > siblings...all the way down to me. (Wild to see myself and my own young kids) > > There is a submitter email address included, however my mail was returned as > undeliverable...I would love to know who this person is that has put all of > this together...kinda eerie actually, and although is doesn't contain the > extent of the past generations of my family...the living ones are up there! > > I don't understand the inner-workings of a .ged file...just pointing and > clicking my way through it. I would like to know exactly where our line ties > in to this extensive tree, but I can't figure it out. > > Could someone please help me? > > Thanks, > Kelly Darnell Doughty > > > ==== VASCOTT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >