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Dick Marston wrote:
> >
> > Listers:
> >
> > I have naively included a link to GenForum for those wishing to post and
> > respond to Rockingham and Marston surname queries. Furthermore, I have
> > innocently posted several responses on those forums. Today, I have
>amended
> > the link on Rockingham's Queries Index Page to read as follows:
> >
> > **If you want still another place to search and post, try the Rockingham
> > county message board on [ genforum.genealogy.com/nh/rockingham/ ]
>WARNING!!
> > Any information which you share on GenForum's message boards may be
>copied
> > by Genealogy.com [/FamilyTreeMaker.com] and sold by them for profit
>either
> > as data included on a monthly/annual subscription or as a CD for
>purchase.
> > Much of this information is totally unreliable. Caveat emptor [Buyer
> > beware]. In order to see what, if any, information Genealogy.com has
> > acquired from your voluntary contributions, you will first need to
> > subscribe to their service available to paying members only.**
> >
> > I am SO angry I could spit!! Until I started checking up on this fiasco
> > about my father's pedigree, I had NO clue that Genealogy.com was doing
> > this. I want to declare WAR! I can't get through to their leaders, but I
> > sure would like to get through to their potential customers and
>unwitting
> > voluntary contributors.
> >
> > Please feel free to copy and paste [or send] this warning wherever, or
>to
> > whomever, you think might do the most good. You may post it as your own
> > message or as a quote from me, whichever you prefer. Your help will be
> > greatly appreciated.
> > --
> >
>**********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT**********
>
Jenny Cienfuegos
List Mom
In an effort to get these lists up and running once again, I'm calling for Roll Call.
Please be sure to use dates, places, siblings, parents,etc. These all help to tie our information together.
We have many new members on our list and we need to help each other out with their dead-ends and links.
Thanks for your cooperation,
Jenny Cienfuegos
List Mom
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
>
> ______________________________
> --
> If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it
> dance.
> George Bernard Shaw
>
>
>
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