Just a note of warning to those who haven't heard . . . there are still scam
artists out there trying to take advantage of us.
This group tries to charge you a fee for links to databases that are FREE
already. And when you give them your credit card # for the "free trial", you
can't access the web site or e-mail to cancel at the end of the "free"
period. So you end up with fraudulent charges on your credit card.
Joyce Carey,
List Mom
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From: "Sherri Hall" <ldrbelties(a)earthlink.net>
To: <KYGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 4:47 AM
Subject: [KYGEN] BEWARE! GenSeekers is back
Beware - GenSeekers is back, offering a "free" trial and
numous databases.
This is a scam that has been going around since Dec 2002. GenSeekers was
originally known as
FamilyDiscovery.com. The databases aren't unique -
they're free sites that GenSeekers is linked to.
You can find out more about this scam in the "Hall of Shame" on the IBSSG
(Internet Black Sheep Society of Genealogists) website. The URL is
http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/shame/promises.htm#familydiscovery.
Family Discovery is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission and
MyFamily.com, among others. BE SURE, before you send in your credit card
info to access the 5-day free trial that you really know what you're doing~
Sherri