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On 2002-12-09 13:10, aurorae wrote:
Here is the star naming FAQ, which is where I always point people that ask about buying a star. It might help, if there is a new spam going around, if any of you get asked about it:
[http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/]
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A little bit of background:
This webpage was originally posted at the website of the Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University. Unfortunately the so-called "International Star Registry" had their lawyers draft a cease-and-desist letter and the university refused to spend the funds to defend themselves (can't really blame them), which is why the page was moved.
International Star Registry has been investigated for fraud in New York State and several other jurisdictions, but nothing ever stuck.
I just did a Google search on +"International Star Registry" +fraud that turns up 78 entries. Not all of these pages seem to indicate fraud on the part of ISR. There also seems to be a great deal of dissatisfaction with customer service at ISR, so I agree with others who say that the money is better spent on subscriptions to "Sky and Telescope" or "Astronomy".
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