AWL scams...Long! If you filter AWLscam, don't bother reading.
CEEJAY
My appologies to those filtering (syph)Phil(iss)scam, but if everyone
(especially the "newbies and related ilk) is kept aware of the shamscam
going on, Coleman won't have a pot to piss in, and might end up drying up
and blowing away.
FAQ: THE AMERICAN WAR LIBRARY & DEA Watch
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Purpose
The purpose of this Web Page is to help people understand WHO and WHAT The
American War Library (AWL) and DEA Watch really is all about.
By looking at The American War Library's & DEA Watch Web Page many people
would be led to believe that it is a LEGITIMATE organization, but I am sorry
to inform you that is NOT TRUE, THE AMERICAN WAR LIBRARY and DEA Watch is a
PAY FOR INFORMATION COMMERCIAL BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE that maintains a
Fishing Lure Web Page on the net. People want to be able to find factual
information concerning loved ones lost in war, the whereabouts of long lost
friends and foxhole buddies, services available for their medical needs and
a lot of other important information.
To go along with that you have veterans and non-veterans that have poured a
lot of hard work, time, effort and money developing their Web/Home Pages and
then to have Phill Coleman of The American War Library and DEA Watch come
and down load their data bases and STEAL the links is another reason people
need to know the real -- The American War Library & DEA Watch.
And last of all it pains I and others to think that there are unsuspecting
people out there that are going to pay for free information, that is
available anywhere on the net, and without their knowledge continue to help
keep the AWL fraud going. Hence this Web Page to help WARN people before
they are duped out of information or money by The American War Library & DEA
Watch.
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Contents
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About
The American War Library (AWL) & DEA Watch
There has been a lot of discussion concerning the How, Who, What, Why and
Where is The American War Library, DEA Watch and Phill Coleman. One of the
main questions is, why is Phill Coleman, the AWL & DEA Watch targeted as a
bad guy on the Internet news groups? So hopefully this FAQ page(s) will
answer some of those burning questions.
1. Q -- What Is The American War Library & DEA Watch?
A -- It is a COMMERCIAL PAY-FOR-VIEW BULLETIN BOARD SERVICE with a WEB PAGE
ON THE INTERNET USED AS THE FISHING LURE. You will currently find it listed
as The American War Library, but it has been called other names such as: The
American Foreign Conflicts Electronic Library, The American Constitutional
Service Electronic Library, The Electronic War Library, War Library, The
Vietnam War Electronic Library, The Japanese-American WWII Electronic
Library, The Nisei-American Veterans Electronic Library, etc.
The American Law Enforcement Electronic Wall, The American Internment Camp
Experience, American Heros Info Services.
One of the NEW names that has appeared in the alt.law-enforcement news group
and is being used by Phill Coleman is The American Law Enforcement
Electronic Library. Phill says that he has created a Hall of Fame to honor
the US Drug Enforcement Administrations finest. So now it appears that
Phill is trying become the GURU for Law Enforcement as he has stated he is
for Veterans.
2. Q. -- How long has The American War Library & DEA Watch been in
operation?
A. -- Even though Phill Coleman claims since 1988 for AWL & 1989 for DEA
Watch, as far as can be ascertained from the news group archives at Deja
News the first postings occurred in April 1995. This check was made against
all of the different names listed in question number 1.
3. Q. -- Who is Phill Coleman?
A. -- He is the individual who operates The American War Library & DEA Watch
Commercial Bulletin Board System at 16907 Brighton Ave., #B, Gardena,
California, 90247. Prior to Gardena he previously operated at 25601
Narbonne, Ste 6, Lomita, CA. 90717. He claims to be a veteran of the Army
and also claims to have served in Vietnam, but both those claims have not
been substantiated and he refuses to offer any kind of proof. Even though he
has demanded it of other Veterans that post to the various Veterans News
groups.
4. Q. -- What is the purpose of The American War Library (AWL)?
A. -- The purpose of this Commercial Bulletin Board Service pay-for-view
operation is to entice Vietnam Veterans, Gulf War Veterans, Other Veterans,
other unsuspecting people, their families and friends into signing up for
his "SERVICE". He claims to have a huge database that can provide virtually
any information on any veteran to include those pretending to be veterans.
Not only are his claims an outright lie, it is an act of fraud.
The only way to access this "SERVICE" is through a modem number and in some
cases by only using the software provided by AWL & DEA Watch, there is NO
ACCESS THROUGH THE INTERNET. Also to gain access to this site you have to
fill out a form providing your life history, which you should not have to
do. Phill Coleman preys on the unsuspecting who are seeking information that
is obtainable elsewhere at no cost. Using an Internet search engine such as
Yahoo or Infoseek you can get the same information, that AWL provides for a
fee, anywhere else for free.
5. Q. -- What News groups does The American War Library (AWL) and DEA Watch
post their FISHING LURE WEB PAGE to?
A. -- Per information that is available through Deja News Archives, AWL
is/has posted to approximately 109 to 128 different news groups depending on
the time frame checked. The latest are:
abg.test alt.news-media la.forsale
ak.test alt.obituaries la.general
alt.activism alt.peace-corps la.news
alt.adoption.agency alt.politics.clinton la.seminars
alt.ascii-art alt.politics.democrats.d misc.activism.militia
alt.authorware alt.politics.org.cia misc.legal
alt.books alt.politics.org.covert ott.vietnamese
alt.california alt.politics.org.fbi phl.forsale
alt.colorguard alt.politics.org.misc rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs
alt.conspiracy alt.politics.perot rec.aviation.military
alt.culture.hawaii alt.president.clinton rec.aviation.military.naval
alt.culture.military-brats alt.private.investigator rec.drugs.smart
alt.culture.saudi alt.radio.talk sac.general
alt.culture.somalia alt.society.sovereign sci.military.moderated
alt.current-events.bosnia alt.war sci.military.naval
alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater alt.war.civil.usa
soc.culture.african.american
alt.deserta-storm alt.war.korea soc.culture.british
alt.discrimination alt.war.vietnam soc.culture.filipino
alt.disney alt.women.attitudes soc.culture.iraq
alt.drugs atl.forsale soc.culture.israel
alt.drugs.usenet aus.ads.forsale soc.culture.japan
alt.fan.oj-simpson austin.forsale soc.culture.jewish
alt.fan.oj-simpson.die.die.die austin.general soc.culture.swiss
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh austin.talk soc.culture.vietnamese
alt.folklore.military az.forsale soc.history.war.misc
alt.forsale az.general soc.history.war.vietnam
alt.japanese.text ba.general soc.retirement
alt.law-enforcement bc.general soc.veterans
alt.marketplace.funky-stuff.forsale bit.listserv.lawsch-l soc.women
alt.military can.community.military talk.politics.drugs
alt.military.aas can.military-brats talk.politics.misc
alt.military.afrotc fido7.military.navy uiuc.org.japanese
alt.military.cadet fj.life.in-japan us.forsale
alt.military.collecting frednet.general us.legal
alt.military.collecting.medals hawaii.military us.politics.bob-dole
alt.military.police z-netz.forum.diskussion.militaer+kdv
alt.missing-adults
6. Q. -- What does Phill Coleman of The American War Library post to all of
these news groups?
A. -- He posts spam things to generate conversation to make AWL & DEA Watch
seem important, he posts responses to people that have requested information
(but never refers those individuals to where the FREE information is, only
to HIS COMMERCIAL BBS) and most of all he requests information.
As previously stated he is seeking information to enhance his data base,
thus allowing him to charge a fee for free information sent to him because
people do not know his organization is a fraud, they think it is on the up
and up.
Listed are the types of information Phill Coleman has requested and claims
to have available:
Active-Duty Locator
African-American Veterans Wing
Air War/Operations Wing, Vietnam War
Alleged Improprieties Wing, Vietnam War
American Revolution Wing
Americal Division On-Line
American and Foreign VIP's Wing, Vietnam War
Americans Killed-in-Action from All Military Actions
Anti-Mao Ops
Armed Forces Recruiting Stations
Beirut Mission Wing
Benny Wasserman Collection Wing, Vietnam War
Best Veteran Annual Announcements
Book Reviews
Book, Articles, Publication Titles/synopsis
Bulletins
Civil War Wing
Combined Action Platoon On-Line Wing, Vietnam War
Commentary Wing
Congressional Medal of Honor listing
Counter-Insurgency Wing, Vietnam War
DD-214 Analysis
Disable Veteran contractor listings
Foreign Military Wings
Free Directory of Names offer
French Departure Wing, Vietnam War
Geneva Activity Wing, Vietnam War
Glossary of Terms/Abbreviations
Govt Printing Ofc catalog
Grand Medal Recipients
Grand Medals Wing
Grenada Mission Wing
Gulf of Tonkin Incident Wing, Vietnam War
Haiti Operation Wing
Herbicide & Special Warfare Wing, Vietnam War
Historical Institute
Home KIA Diskette offer
Honorable Mention Wings
Honorary Academic Degree Program
Indian Wars Wing
Indochina Chronology Wing, Vietnam War
International Employment Wing
International Orgs and Groups
Iran-Contra Affair
Japanese-American WW2 Wing
Jewish Veteran Wing
Korean War Wing
Land/Agrarian Reform Wing, Vietnam War
Law Enforcement KIAs
Law Enforcement Library
War Library letters
War Library Media
Gulf War Wings
Vietnam War Wings
Mayaguez Operation Wing
Media Establishments
Memorials Wing
Military Abbreviations
Military Historic Sites
Military Organizations
Military/Veteran Cemeteries
Missing-In-Action
Museums Wing
Names/Info on US War Dead
Natl Security Council Wing, Vietnam War
Obituaries Search Wing
On-Line Veteran Organization Newsletters
Panama Mission Wing
Personal Experiences
Post-War Studies Wing, Vietnam War
POW/MIA Wing, Vietnam War
Presidential Letters Wing, Vietnam War
Public Notices/Requests
Pueblo Violation Wing
Restricted Wings
Retail Products & Services
Reunion Notices
Review Board Wing
Same-Name Lists
Search Wings
Somalia Operation Wing
Spanish-American War Wing
Surveys/Results Wing
Text Topic or Phrase
The Jack Estes Wing, Vietnam War
The John F Spragens Wing, Vietnam War
The William C Westmorland Wing, Vietnam War
The William F Abbott Wing, Vietnam War
Tour/Travel Listings
Unit and Ship Associations
Unit Histories
US Military Bases
US Troop levels Wing, Vietnam War
USMC Historical Wing
USMC Publications On-Line
USMC Stories
VA Waste and Fraud Reports
Vessel Histories
Vet Assn Membership
Vet Sell-Vet Want Ads
Veteran Association Membership Applications
Veteran Associations
Veteran Locator
Veteran Opinions Wing
Veterans Concerned About Crime listings
Vets Looking for Vets
Vietnam Chronology Wing, Vietnam War
Vietnam War Wing
Vietnam-era Draft Wing, Vietnam War
War Correspondent Locator J
War Ear Chronologies
War Films
War of 1812 Wing
Who's Who
World War 1 Wing
World War 2 Wing
NOTE: If Phill Coleman is not receiving an adequate amount of information he
then has been known to raid various veterans Web pages and Data Bases
stealing their information; attaching his link to their Web page and/or
using their web page as a hook on AWL's Fishing Lure Web Page without the
owner of the web page ever knowing that his web page is being used to
perpetuate a fraud (this is proven and not hearsay).
7. Q. -- How accurate is the information that AWL & DEA Watch claims to
have, has provided in the past and what does Phill Coleman do with the
information that the unsuspecting provide when they register with AWL?
A. -- First the information that the unsuspecting provide to the AWL (Phill
Coleman) when registering for his so-called service is UNSECURE, I REPEAT
UNSECURE. In the past from what can be seen Coleman has compiled this
information along with E-mail addresses and sold this information to
Internet Advertisers. Next thing you know you are trying to figure out why
your E-mail box is flooded with advertisements.
Second what information has been provided is not very accurate and there is
a major credibility gap in much of it, meaning there is NO way to verify the
sources that AWL uses, they will not post or release them. You have veterans
that have posted their verifiable credentials on the Internet, but yet
Coleman's data base does not have them listed as a Veteran of anything.
Case in point being Admiral Boorda, who the AWL said WAS NOT a Vietnam
Veteran and was not authorized to wear his Vietnam Service Ribbons. As we
all know Admiral Boorda WAS a Vietnam Veteran, but there was only questions
about the "V" devices he wore on the ribbons.
Phill Coleman portrays himself as a spokesman for veterans, especially
Vietnam veterans. He claims to have insider contacts at the Veterans
Administration. He claims to have lists of all the men that served in
Vietnam and Desert Storm. In fact VETERANS ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVES, THE
VFW (VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, THE DAV (DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS) AND
SEVERAL OTHER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DECRIED THE AMERICAN WAR LIBRARY AS
BEING FRAUDULENT BECAUSE OF THEIR OUTLANDISH CLAIMS OF HAVING LISTS OF ALL
VETERANS THAT EVER SERVED AND WHERE. Even the Veterans Administration (V.A.)
does not have that information.
They must get it on a case by case basis from the branch of the service the
person in question claims to have been in or they simply ask to see that
persons DD-214 discharge paper and verify it, if they feel it is necessary.
No other person anywhere has that kind of information. To get this info from
the V.A. one must have a signed **release of information** form (from each
person in question) AND be a representative of an organization that the V.A.
considers valid enough to have the power of attorney for the person in
question. (Immediate family, Social Security Administration, etc.) For V.A.
personnel to release information otherwise is a federal crime. Phill Coleman
would have us believe that he has people transgressing these rules to
further his commercial venture. There are existing lists of veterans, but
these are usually compiled from public sources that some veterans allow
themselves to be listed in. The only other way to get information on a
veteran is to contact that veterans former unit or an association if he
belongs to one.
8. Q. -- Is Phill Coleman the only one involved in this scam?
A. -- Apparently so and there is no evidence to the contrary. Although
Phill Coleman uses numerous "PERSONAS or ALIASES" he is easily identifieable
because Phill Coleman has a rather unique writing style and a poor memory.
This allows the astute members of the news groups to catch and expose his
fraudulent activities on a routine basis. Some of Phill Coleman's "PERSONAS
or ALIASES" have posted racist, slanderous, degrading and insulting comments
directed at the members of the news groups.
Listed below are some of the "PERSONAS or ALIASES" that Coleman has used,
bottom line being that all these "PERSONAS or ALIASES" are none other than
PHILLIP ROGER COLEMAN. All of these have been archived through Deja News
and is available at any time if verification of Coleman's activities is
desired.
"PERSONAS or ALIASES" used by Phill Coleman:
Jane Alexander Dave Kobi
American Justice Cyndi Labelle
Amerwar Robert L. Odom
Jane Armstrong Howard Ramsey
Jane Bergmann Thomas Redding
Ron Blake Brooke Rowe
Ron Blankenstein Brent Sadler
Jack Bloomberg Brenda Salinger
Alice Bromely Leonard Schultz
DEAWATCH Jane Simmons
Ralf Engram Roger Simpson
James Fletcher Andrea Suarez
Jim Fletcher Angela Suarez
William T. Friedrich, PhD Rachel Suarez
Edward Gentry William Szcewitz
Andy Goodman William Thompson
Aaron Greenberg Veterans For Clinton/Gore
Rich Greenburg Vietnam Vets For Clinton/Gore '96
James Hamilton Warkeeper
William S. Hargrove Mel Wienstein
Bill Haribata Armond Williams
Tom Harrel Otis Willie
Willie Jones Brandon Wilnick
Gloria King Larry Wilson
Loretta Kingsley George Winn
Arn Kirkendahl Chester Yosarian, PhD