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Re: (ATMoB:Discuss) The old Star Registry scam
At 01:48 AM 1/8/2002 -0500, A. Joseph Ross wrote:
>On 7 Jan 2002 at 18:55, Michael Carnes wrote:
>
> > They're actually pretty clever and seem to stay just this side of legal.
> > They claim that your name goes into a book that goes into the Library of
> > Congress. What they don't tell you is that anybody with $30 can send a
> > book to the Library of Congress.
> >
> > Of course, ethically they are total creeps, but there's not law to cover
> > that.
>
>According to regulations of the state Attorney General, it is an unfair
>trade practice to fail to disclose to a buyer or prospective buyer any
>fact the disclosure of which may have influenced the buyer or prospective
>buyer not to enter into the transaction.
>
>The AG could sue to stop them from soliciting business in the
>Commonwealth. Any of their customers, on learning the truth about their
>operation, could try to sue them for damages, possibly treble damages,
>and attorneys fees and might even be able to bring a class action against
>them and have them enjoined from further deceptive practices.
>
>
>
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>A. Joseph Ross, J.D. 617.367.0468
> 15 Court Square, Suite 210 lawyer (a) attorneyross dot com
>Boston, MA 02108-2503 http://www.attorneyross dot com
Joe, et al:
During the 1950's, the Boston Museum of Science held a fund raiser for the
Hayden Planetarium and sold not only individual stars but also entire
constellation names. Everyone understood that this was a tongue-in-cheek
promotion.
The ATMOB owns the southern constellation of "Telescopium". For many years
there was a list posted at BMOS with the donor names and what they
owned. The original deed should be in the ATMOB archives.
Shall we sue this new company for reselling our property?
P.S. How high in the air above my property in Burlington do I own or have
air rights?
I am continually plagued by Hanscom Field planes passing overhead at a few
hundred feet altitude.
Clear Dark Skies. Paul
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