[meteorite-list] Big Trouble?
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:06 2004 Message-ID: <004b01c2ff82$ee59f760$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C2FF48.41C8C4C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, After checking into the mysterious email further, I think somebody is = trying to pull our leg. From the IP address the email looks like it = originated from France not Morocco. Right, we are going to turn in all = our stones to the nearest embassy. =20 Another list member pointed out that a government official would never = email such a document, it would have been mailed. =20 Somebody else pointed out that these fake emails surfaced in the past = and that the embassy knew nothing about the issues when approached. This email sure had me concerned, nice joke, whoever, now get a life. All the best, Adam =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Randy Mils=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Big Trouble? This may be an indication of things to come. It may be more difficult = in the future to just get on a plane in Morocco with a bag of rocks and = head home. We all know that the truth is that even though most NWA meteorites = pass through Morocco, only a few originate in Morocco. Most come from = the Sahara Desert regions of Algeria, Western Sahara, Mauritania, etc. = It is just more convenient for the Nomads of these closed countries to = sell their Meteorites to the Moroccan resellers for import to the rest = of the world. The country of Morocco is going to have a very difficult time proving = where these NWA meteorites actually come from. Seems like an idle = threat. Randy >From: "Adam Hupe"=20 >To:=20 >Subject: [meteorite-list] Big Trouble?=20 >Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 03:22:47 -0700=20 >=20 >Dear List,=20 >=20 >I received a disturbing email today from the Directeur de la Geologie = from Morocco. It informed us that meteorites from Morocco are considered = National Treasures and without permits, meteorite purchasers will be in = violation of the law and prosecuted in Canada, France, Italy and the = United States of America with diplomatic awareness to the full extent. = They go on to say that only five permits were issued, mainly to museums. = We worked our nomadic purchases, after the fact, with a museum, with a = permit so we hope we are good. We declared everything we brought out of = the country and have receipts from the same agent who finalized our = exportation papers.=20 >=20 >The big problem is the same letter is asking us to cooperate and = provide names of other purchasers of meteorites in Morocco to avoid = further complications, we have done nothing wrong. We are wondering if = any other dealers have received a similar letter?=20 >=20 >All the best,=20 >=20 >Adam=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. = ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing = list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com = http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C2FF48.41C8C4C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After checking into the mysterious=20 email further, I think somebody is trying to pull our leg. = >From the=20 IP address the email looks like it originated from France not = Morocco. =20 Right, we are going to turn in all our stones to the nearest = embassy. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Another list member pointed out that a = government=20 official would never email such a document, it would have been = mailed. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Somebody else pointed out that these = fake emails=20 surfaced in the past and that the embassy knew nothing about the issues = when=20 approached.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This email sure had me concerned, nice = joke,=20 whoever, now get a life.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:acculabs_at_hotmail.com" = title=3Dacculabs_at_hotmail.com>Randy=20 Mils</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 10, 2003 = 9:00=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Big=20 Trouble?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P>This may be an indication of things to come. It may be more = difficult=20 in the future to just get on a plane in Morocco with a bag of rocks = and head=20 home.</P> <P>We all know that the truth is that even though most NWA meteorites = pass=20 through Morocco, only a few originate in Morocco. Most come from = the=20 Sahara Desert regions of Algeria, Western Sahara, Mauritania, = etc. It is=20 just more convenient for the Nomads of these closed countries to = sell=20 their Meteorites to the Moroccan resellers for import to the rest of = the=20 world.</P> <P>The country of Morocco is going to have a very difficult time = proving where=20 these NWA meteorites actually come from. Seems like an idle = threat.</P> <P>Randy<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: "Adam Hupe" <ADAMHUPE_at_ATTBI.COM> <DIV></DIV>>To: <METEORITE-LIST_at_METEORITECENTRAL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Big Trouble?=20 <DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 03:22:47 -0700=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Dear List,=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>I received a disturbing email today from the Directeur = de la=20 Geologie from Morocco. It informed us that meteorites from Morocco are = considered National Treasures and without permits, meteorite = purchasers will=20 be in violation of the law and prosecuted in Canada, France, Italy and = the=20 United States of America with diplomatic awareness to the full extent. = They go=20 on to say that only five permits were issued, mainly to museums. We = worked our=20 nomadic purchases, after the fact, with a museum, with a permit so we = hope we=20 are good. We declared everything we brought out of the country and = have=20 receipts from the same agent who finalized our exportation papers.=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>The big problem is the same letter is asking us to = cooperate=20 and provide names of other purchasers of meteorites in Morocco to = avoid=20 further complications, we have done nothing wrong. We are wondering if = any=20 other dealers have received a similar letter?=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>All the best,=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Adam=20 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=3Dall> <HR> Add photos to your e-mail with <A = href=3D"http://g.msn.com/8HMJENUS/2746">MSN=20 8.</A> Get 2 months FREE*. = ______________________________________________=20 Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</BLOCKQUOTE></BOD= Y></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C2FF48.41C8C4C0-- Received on Thu 10 Apr 2003 01:02:12 PM PDT |
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