Although Rootsweb intercepts most spam, some one my still get this current
spam. Please read and follow the directions if you happen to get this one.
There is no need to respond to this message, on the list.
Jenny
List Mom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Williams" <cat6_11(a)pe.net>
To: <BRADY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Genealogy Spam
Got this one one of the other lists I'm on. Sorry if this has
already
sent. Thought would spread.
Subject:
[PAERIE] Genealogy Spam Update
Date:
Fri, 09 Mar 2001 07:28:46 -0800
From:
lindae(a)mlode.com (Linda Emerson)
To:
PAERIE-L(a)rootsweb.com
It looks like the fictitious Family Discovery genealogy service has
moved to Prodigy now. I contacted Prodigy this morning and they have
asked that anyone who receives solicitation email from
familydiscovery.com to take the following steps immediately:
1) Forward the entire Family Discovery message to: abuse(a)prodigy.com
2) Include the following information (most of which was provided by
Rita from the Oconto County, WI list):
Please note that the attached message is now being sent through your ISP
service. They have been reported to various State Attorney General's
Office on computer fraud, but it is hard to catch up with them.
Originally the "company" linked to free information sites and placed the
pages in "frames" so that it looked like it was their own work.
Customers paid for that information. The scam, now, is paying for the
free information links and then they "move" frequently and leave their
paid-up customers without services.
3) Post these same instructions on any other lists today so that
Prodigy has a better chance of finding the spammers.
--
Linda Emerson
Coordinator - Union Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
http://www.rootsweb.com/~paerie/townships/Union.htm
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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it
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