Issue re DNA match

[mikemac]

How do you know he is real and not a catfisher or a scammer?

Well, an independent DNA testing company says he is related and it is unlikely he has a DNA synthesis tool to submit a forged sample

That said, who can know his motives at this point, or those of the person “helping” him.

I am certainly not willing to give him contact info for their descendants without the consent of the descendants. The easist way to narrow things down would be for some of the descendants to take DNA tests. I told him that, but said he would have to work it out directly with these people.

I find this a bit confusing. How he can he work it out with them if you won’t tell him who they are?

[BunsenBurner]

One does not need to submit a synthetic chunk of DNA, just another person’s spit.