[Air-l] name game

[Zunt at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/20/2002 8:25:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wellman at chass.utoronto.ca writes:

> I checked on his name and there is someone at that address at Raleigh. In
>  what Mapquest suggests is a residential neighborhood (lots of suburban
>  crescents).
>  
>  A web search reveals nobody by that name in Raleigh.
>  
>  Is this a well-known scam or spam-finder.

It is not necessarily a scam; if it is, I've surely not heard of it.  But I'd 
also be rather cautious regarding personal mail from a complete stranger 
until identity and motives can be sorted out better.  Many well-intentioned 
folks use the Internet for bona fide genealogical research, whether at a 
professional or amateur level.  Some try to get in touch with people who 
might be related, not only to fill in branches of family trees but also 
simply to make friendly connections.

Cheers,

Bob Briggs (with a strange-sounding AOL e-mail address)
Westport, MA