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From: John Callahan <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] About Genebase and Ancestry.com
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:08:15 -0400
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To Bonnie and Dora,
Thank you both for the comprehensive and informative response. I have
contacted attorneys concerning the possibility of a class action suit
against Genebase and Genetrack Biolabs. Although the dollar amount
personally is insignificant, the losses in aggregate, considering the
numbers of persons involved, must amount to hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
Thanks again
On Oct 24, 2007, at 3:40 PM, Dora Smith wrote:

> This was my concern, John, and it categorically is not the case.
>
> :)
>
> I even put notes on the blog about Genebase explaining it all.
>
> Do make sure, though, that if you do business with Ancestry's
> genealogy
> project, it really is Ancestry, because Genebase carefully gave their
> project a very similar name that consists of the same words in a
> different
> order.
>
> I think it's safe to say that Genebase will never hook up with any
> of the
> mainstream companies that do genealogical DNA testing. To do that
> needs
> both an actual interest in genealogical DNA, and a desire matching
> that of
> the other company to provide customer service. Not going to happen.
>
> The other companies are pretty much reliable. They differ in
> customer
> service, what tehy will test for, and fringe benefits.
>
> FTDNA seems to do the best job with the most fringe benefits that
> actually
> work, and the best upgrades. Their prices are midrange.
>
> EA - Ethnic Ancestry? I don't think that's the right name, but
> anyway,
> whoever EA is, they try hard and offer some tests that FTDNA does
> not or
> atleast did not.
>
> Yours,
> Dora Smith
> Austin, TX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Callahan" <>
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> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] About Genebase and Ancestry.com
>
>
>> G'day,
>> I am very very confused! First of all I think I got scammed by
>> Genebase and now, I think, this post is telling me that other
>> supposedly reliable companies are associated with Genebase. Will
>> someone help me please?
>>
>
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