----- Original Message ----- From: GLG1GAYLE@aol.com To: WIMARATH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 3:04 PM Subject: Fwd: [WIMARATH-L] Marathon Research Site--FRAUD PLEASE READ!! THIS SITE IS APPARENTLY FRAUDULENT!! Received this from another list!!!! "http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months." THIS SITE AND ITS OPERATORS ARE FRAUDULENTLY COLLECTING E-MAIL ADDRESSES! THEY TRY TO BAIT RESEARCHERS WITH THE "ONE BILLION NAMES" STATEMENT. AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THEIR WEB SITE A COOKIE AND DIRECTORY ENTRY ARE PLACED ON YOUR COMPUTER'S HARD DRIVE. YOU CANNOT ACCESS ANY OF THEIR PURPORTED DATABASES. THEY HAVE HIT CALIFORNIA, WASHINGOTN, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND NEW YORK...CAVEAT EMPTOR! Sincerely, Kevin O'Brien Laguna Hills, CA Researching: Perkins, Warner Shannon, Lowe Gillie, des Riviere, Sundell, Dorchester Adams, Pinkerton Leddy or Liddy Van Schaick [Chancy Smith & Fam. Jefferson County, NY] Saginaw County, MI Genesee County, MI Gratiot County, MI Midland County, MI Ottawa, Canada Grenville, Quebec CN ----------------- Forwarded Message: Subj: [WIMARATH-L] Marathon Research Site Date: 9/23/01 6:23:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: Marathon@Marathon.com Sender: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com To: WIMARATH-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2EC.2ACE/2125 Message Board Post: Marathon Found a great Marathon County Genealogy Site: http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.