The information below came on the Pace-L list, but thought it would be
of general interest. It did include permission to pass it on.
Marian
Subject:
[PACE-L] Purported genealogy scam
Resent-Date:
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 16:51:19 -0700
Resent-From:
PACE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date:
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:51:54 -0600
From:
"Roy Johnson" <roy.w.johnson(a)worldnet.att.net>
To:
PACE-L(a)rootsweb.com
This came from the Niedersachsen (German province) mailing list. I went
to
the site and found the offer.
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Jerry Dittman
Boonsboro, MD
Hi Everyone:
The old genealogy scam is back.
www.genseekers.com
Behind the password protection are links to the free
genealogy on-line. There is no content of their own.
In order to get the "5-day free trial" you have to
surrender a credit card or bank account number. You
have to cancel within 5 days or you get dinged. Guess
what? The cancellation e-mail bounces. Does this
surprise you?
One person who recently fell for the come-on had
his/her account dinged not once, but twice.
It is time to remind folks on your state and county
mailing lists about these scoundrels. It has been a
couple of years since we have mentioned this.
Permission is granted to pass this on.
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Roy Johnson