I got one of these calls about 6 months ago. Thought it was odd at the time since the guy asked if I'd gotten the latest 7.5 upgrade. He offered to perform a look up for one of my ancestors to show that GeneologyBank would be of a benefit. At the time I did not sign up for a number of reasons. I had not thought of the caller being a resourceful telemarketing scammer. Wonder where he got his list of Legacy subscribers from.
------ Original Message ------ From: "JLB" <j...@jgen.ws> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com Sent: 8/22/2012 6:00:04 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GenealogyBank >Unless I initiated the call myself to a known reputable company to make >a purchase, I would not be giving out my credit card number and other >personal information to someone who 'just happened to call'. > >I'm not saying it's the case with this, because I just don't know, but I >do know people have no end of ideas how to get their hands on people's >personal information. Good idea; check with Legacy. If it's not them, >someone is pretending to be. >--- >JL Beeken >JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > >On 8/22/2012 2:36 PM, Lavern Hall wrote: > >> >>Hi Kathy, >>When I first subscribed to GenealogyBank, I received a couple of phone >>calls from them. The nature of their calls were to ask how I liked the >>program and how they could be of help. >>I have never received a call like the one you described from Legacy. >>Unless Legacy Family Tree is having some sort of a marketing campaign, >>it makes me wonder who actually called you. If you haven't done so >>already, it might be a good idea to contact Legacy. >>Best, >>Lavern Hall >>Aurora, Ohio, USA >>On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 4:40 PM, JLB <j...@jgen.ws <mailto:j...@jgen.ws>> >>wrote: >> >> Gee, it sounds like it could have been anyone. Not Legacy and not >> GenealogyBank. It seems like a weird thing for Legacy to be doing. >> >> Perhaps an enterprising marketer? All they would need is your credit >> card number to make a purchase through their affiliate account. >> >> Then, on the other hand, maybe it was an enterprising marketer who just >> wanted your credit card number and all your other personal information >> so they could go shopping elsewhere. >> --- >> JL Beeken >> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists >> http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ >> >> On 8/22/2012 1:26 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: >> > Just got a call and they identified themselves as calling from Legacy >> > Family Tree and first thing wanted to know if I'd upgraded to version >> > 7.5 and I said that upgrade happened a really long time ago. He >> wasn't >> > talking about any of the version upgrades since then. He >> proceeded to >> > ask about GenealogyBank and if I'd tried that and that as a Legacy >> > Family Tree user, I could get a discount. He even ended the call >> saying >> > something like thank you for using Legacy Family Tree. >> > Just want to know if that was really LFT calling or if Genealogy >> Bank is >> > being a bit misleading there. Didn't bother me; I know all about >> > GenealogyBank and that Legacy is associated with them somewhat, gives >> > discounts etc. and maybe a lot of people wouldn't be aware. 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