Genealogy Scam reported by Norman Runyon
Jan 26, 2004 16:49:27 GMT -5
Post by Guest on Jan 26, 2004 16:49:27 GMT -5
Received the following E-mail from Norman Runyon
Beware of a genealogy FAMILY YEARBOOK scam! - Save your money!
You may have seen this, but there is a company, called Morphcorp LLC, who is
sending mailings to people across the entire United States. They are
offering a "Book and CD ROM" purported to contain "all the <YOUR FAMILY
NAME> records" at the pre-publication price of $34.95 plus a $5 order
processing fee. I just got a mailing the my family surname. I just did a
little checking and found the following information.
These books do not contain family records. They normally contain addresses
and phone numbers of folks with the same last name across the United States
which is something you can get in any phone book on the internet.
Based on Better Business Bureau files, this company has an unsatisfactory
record due to a pattern of complaints. Complaints are concerning a range of
problems, primarily about how the company's product is advertised and
represented. Customers who purchase the product have alleged that it does
not represent their specific family genealogy information.
For more detailed information, go to
www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/5362.asp
Beware of a genealogy FAMILY YEARBOOK scam! - Save your money!
You may have seen this, but there is a company, called Morphcorp LLC, who is
sending mailings to people across the entire United States. They are
offering a "Book and CD ROM" purported to contain "all the <YOUR FAMILY
NAME> records" at the pre-publication price of $34.95 plus a $5 order
processing fee. I just got a mailing the my family surname. I just did a
little checking and found the following information.
These books do not contain family records. They normally contain addresses
and phone numbers of folks with the same last name across the United States
which is something you can get in any phone book on the internet.
Based on Better Business Bureau files, this company has an unsatisfactory
record due to a pattern of complaints. Complaints are concerning a range of
problems, primarily about how the company's product is advertised and
represented. Customers who purchase the product have alleged that it does
not represent their specific family genealogy information.
For more detailed information, go to
www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/5362.asp