FYI: from the Calhoun, Roane and Wirt County, WV "Cousin Connection" site SPECIAL EDITION: Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - GenSeeker's Scam Artist BUSTED! << Previous <A HREF="http://www.myfamily.com/exec?c=content&htx=view&siteid=Z4OZAE&contentid=ZZZZZZRK&contentclass=NEWS&categoryid=0">Next</A> >> Charlene Sampson-Ramel ~ TN - Aug 2, 2003 View | >Viewers</A> | > Reply to this item</A> Categories: <A HREF="http://www.myfamily.com/exec?c=content&htx=list&siteid=Z4OZAE&contentclass=NEWS&categoryid=252">Genealogy News</A> This guy's been at it for awhile and finally gets his just-desserts! As a subscriber to Dick Eastman's newsletter, I just rec'd this via e-mail. Dick Eastman writes: "I have written a number of times about a genealogy-related scam that operates under a variety of names, including GenSeekers.com, GenealogyGiants.com and more. In the July 7 edition of the newsletter, I identified the owner/operator of this "business" as 21-year-old Elias Abodeely of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Since then, I have had conversations with several people in Iowa about this "business." I can now report that earlier today the Cedar Rapids police department arrested Elias Abodeely for his activities with GenSeekers.com and the other Web sites he operates. KWWL television in Iowa is now reporting that Cedar Rapids Police have made an arrest after a two year Internet crime investigation. The crimes involved genealogy websites. Today police arrested Elias Abodeely II of Cedar Rapids.. He faces four charges: 1st degree theft, identity theft, money laundering, and ongoing criminal conduct. Police say they expect to file charges against more suspects. Details are still developing. Keep an eye on the newsletter Discussion Board at <A HREF="http://www.eogn.com/">http://www.eogn.com</A> for updates. I will also be writing about this in the next newsletter. You can read my earlier article at <A HREF="http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0327.htm">http://www.eogn.com/archives/news0327.htm</A> . - Dick Eastman" Molly Ball Stoddard