This isn't true. I'm a subscriber and I've not had a bit of problem with them. I think the person who sent this is mixed up. The site that's been doing fradualent transactions is a site called FAMILY DISCOVERY.COM. I helped turn them in. When you paid your 59.95 a year to join, you got a password to see their data. Until you paid, you couldn't see what they had, What they had was links to Rootsweb sites and other free sites hosted by the USGenweb project. They were charging people to link them to other free sites. Please don't perpetuate rumors with out checking them out first. That's what makes the internet dangerous. Merry Anne Pierson [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > WVMASON-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 16 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Fw: [WELLER] CHAT: THIS IS A HEADS ["Julie C. Hesson" <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WVMASON-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Fw: [WELLER] CHAT: THIS IS A HEADS UP ... PLEASE READ! > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:49:01 -0500 > From: "Julie C. Hesson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Colleen Pustola <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, March 19, 2001 12:34 PM > Subject: [WELLER] CHAT: THIS IS A HEADS UP ... PLEASE READ! > > >Hi everyone, > > > >Once again I find myself having to do a mass mailing to my lists. I've > >just received and confirmed, a message that I received through one of > >the lists I maintain. Something is going on over at > >familytreemaker.com, genforum.com and genealogy.com (Genealogy > >Library). Admittedly, I don't quite have a full grasp of everything > >that's happening, but something negative is DEFINITELY in the happening > >and you need to be forewarned. > > > >If you have not subscribed, and are considering it ... please > >INVESTIGATE FIRST! There are a ton of recent complaints at > ><http://genforum.genealogy.com/genlibrary/>. > > > >Below is the message I received this morning and followed up on. You > >might want to do the same: > > > >"Familytreemaker (FTM) (Genealogy.Com) is on the run. They are not > >returning customers' emails and are not answering the phone. When they > >do answer their phone, they promise to call back and don't. FTM is still > >pushing their products by continuing to answer the sales line, but > >neglecting existing customers by NOT answering the customer service > >line. This is fundamental dishonesty. I believe FTM customers are within > >their rights to use whatever means possible to get the attention of FTM. > >I intend to hit them where it hurts until I receive a return phone > >call. This will include brokerage houses and retail sales outlets and > >genealogy societies and publishers. > > > >"I bought my Family Tree Maker software at Sam's. I intend to contact > >every company I can find in thr FTM supply line, including distributors. > >Also, contact every genealogical society and every genealogical > >publication. Just so these people can read about it themselves, I'm > >including the site addresses. > > > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/genlibrary/ > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/genforum/ > > > >"Toy giant Mattel Inc. owns Genealogy.Com along with partners, A&E > >Television Networks, Hearst Corp., Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Weston > >Presidio Capital. The genealogy Web site was set by The Learning Co.'s > >Broderbund unit. Call your broker. I smell another dot com business > >failure, don't you?" > > > >Hugh > > > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > >If you have comments to make to this message and elect to make them to > >everyone, please be sure to start your subject line with CHAT: so that > >those people electing not to read this thread can simply delete the > >message. I will ask that you please read what's happening before you > >make comments. > > > >Newbies, you especially need to be careful. The sites mentioned in this > >mentioned have previously been reputable. They are the makers of a > >major genealogy program you see in stores (FamilyTree Maker). > > > >I wish you all a marvelously magical Monday! :) > > > >Colleen > > > > > >==== WELLER Mailing List ==== > >Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > > >============================== > >Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > >