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FRAUD genealogy
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+9
votes
1
answer
119
views
how to create a Frauds and Fabrications Catagory
asked
Mar 24
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Renee Newman
G2G5
(
5.3k
points)
jayne
jane
janes
categorization
fraud
free-space_profiles
+3
votes
3
answers
152
views
Walter Gaultier Depew: b c1674/5 - d c1728: questionable existence
asked
Aug 9, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
K C
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.1k
points)
depew
dupuy
france
england
pre-1700
fraud
+8
votes
2
answers
214
views
Disproven Existence Notice - Abigail Kimberly-12 is not a real person. What should be done with her profile?
asked
Jul 27, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kay Wilson
G2G6 Pilot
(
193k
points)
kimberly
pgm
fraud
disproven_existence
+6
votes
1
answer
257
views
Disproven existence for John Bascom?
asked
Jun 16, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
S Willson
G2G6 Pilot
(
160k
points)
disproven_existence
fraud
pgm
pre-1700
england
+7
votes
2
answers
132
views
How do I find the Shawnee Heritage Fraud Page?
asked
Mar 18, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Mary Hatcher
G2G2
(
2.7k
points)
fraud
shawnee
+16
votes
4
answers
396
views
Frauds and Fabrications Category-I did not know
asked
Dec 13, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Robin Lee
G2G6 Pilot
(
735k
points)
fraud
categorization
mentors
project_leaders
+21
votes
2
answers
460
views
I suspect someone was having a bit of fun at WikiTrees expense
asked
Sep 16, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Jo Gill
G2G6 Pilot
(
114k
points)
fraud
unknown
disproven_existence
categorization
hustings
scotland
+3
votes
3
answers
427
views
Please help me review Tobias Saunders as son of Richard with respect to Goodman Genealogy Fraud
asked
Feb 2, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Brad Stauf
G2G6 Mach 2
(
20.8k
points)
saunders
fraud
england
disproven_existence
+12
votes
2
answers
237
views
Rogers' line fabrication
asked
Oct 10, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
K C
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.1k
points)
fraud
anjou
disproven_existence
+8
votes
1
answer
300
views
Is the ancestry of Robert Paddock an Anjou fabrication?
asked
Oct 7, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
469k
points)
pgm
paddock
fraud
anjou
france
disproven_existence
+3
votes
1
answer
118
views
two dead people & property?
asked
Sep 23, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
580k
points)
privacy
fraud
heirs
+19
votes
2
answers
434
views
Disproven Existence notice: Wheeler line 819 to 1400
asked
Sep 23, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
469k
points)
disproven_existence
england
wheeler
pre-1500
fraud
medieval
+7
votes
5
answers
628
views
What do we know of Mathurin Guyon, born about 1530 in France?
asked
Sep 14, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
469k
points)
france
quebecois
star_profiles
guyon
fraud
sources
+4
votes
3
answers
300
views
I got FRAUD alert for Wikitree store
asked
Sep 5, 2019
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Judy Bramlage
G2G6 Pilot
(
122k
points)
fraud
store
scam
tracked_bug
+20
votes
3
answers
389
views
Fraud Alert - Genetic Testing Scam
asked
Sep 4, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G6 Pilot
(
948k
points)
dna
fraud
scam
testing
0
votes
0
answers
240
views
Do you know that any Tree mention Sarah Sproull is subject to fraud by Gustave Anjou?
asked
Aug 26, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
sproul
carruthers
fraud
anjou
+4
votes
0
answers
132
views
Is there a list of fraudulent genealogical books?
asked
Jul 14, 2019
in
WikiTree Help
by
Gayle Albert
G2G Rookie
(
250
points)
fraud
+3
votes
1
answer
107
views
Would an Arborist merge the following 2 Andrew Smith profiles?
asked
Jul 11, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Hughey
G2G Astronaut
(
1.6m
points)
arborists
merges
fraud
new_jersey
pre-1700
+4
votes
1
answer
177
views
How many pedigrees would you invent if this was the prize?
asked
Jun 19, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
C. Mackinnon
G2G6 Pilot
(
281k
points)
fraud
england
lyte
+1
vote
0
answers
95
views
Would an Arborist merge the two Andrew Smith profiles?
asked
May 23, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
David Hughey
G2G Astronaut
(
1.6m
points)
arborists
smith
fraud
+7
votes
1
answer
423
views
Is this a fraudulent profile?
asked
Apr 16, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Maggie N.
G2G6 Pilot
(
944k
points)
pre-1500
french_roots
fraud
disproven_existence
euroaristo
german_roots
+4
votes
3
answers
192
views
Are the Ulster County, New York probate records reliable?
asked
Jan 21, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anne X
G2G6 Mach 2
(
28.0k
points)
new_york
new_netherland
ulster_county
sources
fraud
anjou
+8
votes
1
answer
248
views
Is the parentage of Zachariah Field another FC Pierce falsehood?
asked
Jan 6, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
T Stanton
G2G6 Pilot
(
231k
points)
pgm
field
pierce
fraud
massachusetts
+12
votes
7
answers
426
views
Maybe Not the Oldest Person Ever?
asked
Jan 1, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Anonymous Tardy
G2G6 Pilot
(
731k
points)
calment
longevity
notables
fraud
+10
votes
3
answers
293
views
How to rid ourselves of a whole made-up line?
asked
Dec 1, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Matt Engdahl
G2G6 Mach 1
(
13.4k
points)
pre-1500
sweden
fraud
+5
votes
2
answers
207
views
What to do with Numabela de Cantabria?
asked
Nov 23, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
John Atkinson
G2G6 Pilot
(
511k
points)
pre-1500
euroaristo
fraud
spain
french_roots
medieval
+16
votes
5
answers
498
views
Connecting a Fraudster
asked
Nov 2, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
375k
points)
french_roots
connectors
euroaristo
notables
fraud
priory_of_sion
+17
votes
7
answers
425
views
Hoax or Fraud?
asked
Oct 26, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
375k
points)
fraud
euroaristo
categorization
+9
votes
1
answer
234
views
More like a public service announcement re: Ogden family
asked
Oct 24, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
K. Anonymous
G2G6 Pilot
(
129k
points)
pgm
fraud
+3
votes
1
answer
156
views
Which project should be protecting Joseph Doty
asked
Oct 13, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jillaine Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
802k
points)
doty
ppp
mayflower
fraud
+18
votes
4
answers
579
views
Should we remove misleading pictures and coats of arms from fictive profiles?
asked
Oct 12, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
469k
points)
disproven_existence
fraud
coats_of_arms
heraldry
policy
+3
votes
1
answer
304
views
Big Turkey Hop Cornstalk (Shawnee) - exist or not?
asked
Oct 11, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jillaine Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
802k
points)
cornstalk
shawnee
native_americans
myths
fraud
+17
votes
5
answers
662
views
Goodman Frauds surfacing again
asked
Sep 24, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Valerie Willis
G2G6 Mach 8
(
86.2k
points)
fraud
categorization
goodman
source-a-thon
leaders
disproven
+4
votes
1
answer
440
views
Bogus line from Dracula?
asked
Aug 27, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
László Kóczy
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.4k
points)
dracula
transylvania
hungary
báthory
wass
fraud
+7
votes
2
answers
190
views
Fishy societies
asked
Aug 18, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Pip Sheppard
G2G Astronaut
(
2.3m
points)
societies
genealogy_societies
fraud
+13
votes
1
answer
4.5k
views
Fraud notice: Halbert's Publishing Co.
asked
May 26, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
SJ Baty
G2G Astronaut
(
1.1m
points)
fraud
halberts_publishing_company
+6
votes
1
answer
146
views
Is anybody familiar with these sources ?
asked
Apr 27, 2018
in
Policy and Style
by
Valerie Willis
G2G6 Mach 8
(
86.2k
points)
sources
magna_carta
euroaristo
fraud
+4
votes
1
answer
161
views
Russel family Gustav Anjou hoax
asked
Apr 11, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Susannah Rolfes
G2G6
(
6.3k
points)
russell
gustav
anjou
fraud
+3
votes
0
answers
199
views
Fake/fraudulent ancestry of "Florence Fowke", wife of Benjamin/Benois Brasseur
asked
Apr 7, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
C Handy
G2G6 Pilot
(
158k
points)
fraud
brasseur
fowke
+8
votes
4
answers
414
views
Bogus LYON Ancestry?
asked
Mar 18, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
George Fulton
G2G6 Pilot
(
454k
points)
lyon
lyons
euroaristo
fraud
+5
votes
0
answers
124
views
Lansing/ Wonack family
asked
Mar 15, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Harold Lansing
G2G2
(
2.4k
points)
lansing
womack
weaver
fraud
southern_colonies
+7
votes
1
answer
229
views
Forensic Genealogy
asked
Mar 3, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Jack Day
G2G6 Pilot
(
375k
points)
fraud
profiles
beall
calvert
cubie
+7
votes
2
answers
704
views
What to do with the mythical unsourced children of Shawnee Chief Cornstalk
asked
Feb 3, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jeanie Roberts
G2G6 Pilot
(
128k
points)
native_americans
cornstalk
myths
fraud
+8
votes
1
answer
457
views
How to Handle False and Fraudulent Genealogies?
asked
Jan 28, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anne Dale
G2G5
(
5.7k
points)
false_ancestors
fraud
research
+18
votes
3
answers
424
views
Is the English ancestry of John Biglo/Bigelow of Watertown another Horatio Gates Somerby fraud?
asked
Jan 8, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Cheryl Hammond
G2G6 Mach 2
(
24.7k
points)
bigelow
fraud
pgm
leaders
somerby
+7
votes
3
answers
379
views
why is this profile tagged with fraud tags?
asked
Dec 25, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Danielle Liard
G2G6 Pilot
(
443k
points)
quebecois
acadian
fraud
+10
votes
5
answers
756
views
Gustave Anjou: Infamous Genealogy Forger. Has anyone recently been duped by his work?
asked
Dec 4, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Bill Vincent
G2G6 Pilot
(
148k
points)
fraud
anjou
+22
votes
7
answers
1.1k
views
Has anyone come across a Find a Grave profile that included a fake tombstone?
asked
Dec 2, 2017
in
Photos
by
Bart Triesch
G2G6 Pilot
(
254k
points)
findagrave
images
fraud
+11
votes
2
answers
505
views
How to categorize incorrect genealogy profiles, not actual frauds
asked
Nov 18, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Isabelle Martin
G2G6 Pilot
(
469k
points)
quebecois
french_roots
fraud
sources
disproven_ancestors
+5
votes
4
answers
433
views
a couple corrupt sources
asked
Nov 6, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Troy Smith
G2G6 Mach 5
(
55.1k
points)
research
sources
fraud
cady
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