Thursday, January 22, 2026

FamilyTreeMaker Scam Alert!

 Scammers using fake MacKiev accounts to steal from Family Tree Maker users

If you use Family Tree Maker software, beware of phishing emails from mimic websites familytreesmaker.org and mackiev.store trying to take $129 from you for a Family Tree Maker upgrade (which you won't get from them).

 The scammers are using wording and images nearly identical to legitimate $29 offers to upgrade FTM 2019 from Mackiev.com, the real creator of FTM.

Martin Fischer
Vice President-Publicity
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/topic/scammers_using_fake_mackiev/104434793

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