[meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major Meteorite Collectionstollen !!!!

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:06:52 -0700
Message-ID: <CABEOBjKzHqonEHRzO6=WK__Kf0ixey7iacpkGtmy27zTf-ZT6g_at_mail.gmail.com>

I've heard someone else (very trustworthy) chime in on this,
and....there may be more to the story. I'm not willing to say
anything certain on this issue until more information from both sides
comes to light.
Jason

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not to point any fingers or anything....these are specimens pictured
> or described on the list of specimens that was sent to the
> meteorite-list:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWA-1814-Meteorite-Bencubbine-like-CBa-1814-0001-120-15g-Main-Mass-1-of-5-/281070466338?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41711af522
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWA-1950-Martian-Lherzonlitic-Shergottite-Meteorite-1950-0003-0-31g-Slice-/271167945808?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f22de7c50
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NWA-530-Meteorite-Carbonaceous-Chondrite-CR2-0530-0001-7-15g-Stunning-CR2-/271162995077?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2292f185
>
> http://eegooblago.com/mesosiderites/nwa_4747_mesosiderite
>
> http://eegooblago.com/chondrites_carbonaceous/nwa_6458_ck4_carbonaceous
>
> http://eegooblago.com/diogenite/nwa5480_-_diogenite
>
> http://eegooblago.com/historic_meteorites/nwa_1068_louise_michel
>
> http://eegooblago.com/historic_meteorites/nwa_2737_martian_chassignite
>
> http://eegooblago.com/historic_meteorites/nwa_725_acapulcoitewinonaite
>
> http://eegooblago.com/historic_meteorites/changxing_h5_meteorite
>
> And probably a few others. I got bored with cross-checking NWA numbers.
>
> The pattern on his "Arispe" looks unusually fine for Arispe, assume
> it's something else based on the description.
>
> The ebay seller and website owner is "Sean Tutorow," a dealer I am
> unfamiliar with. I asked for additional photos for one of his NWA's on
> ebay some time ago, and was told that he 'didn't do extra photos' or
> something like that. Came across as impolite, know nothing else about
> the fellow.
>
> What's the story?
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Richard Montgomery
> <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Bruno and Carine,
>> Massive regrets, and fortunately we meteorite lovers have more wisdom than
>> the crooks know. As many of us were in your room, I will be vigilant.
>> Somehow I didn't receive your original post to the List. Has anyone else?
>> Richard Montgomery
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Strope" <faq4q at yahoo.com>
>> To: "The Earth's Memory" <info at meteorite.fr>
>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <imca at imcamail.de>
>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 5:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major Meteorite
>> Collectionstollen !!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>> This is terrible news.
>>>
>>> Jim Strope
>>> 421 4th Street
>>> Glen Dale, WV. 26038
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Mar 11, 2013, at 7:35 PM, "The Earth's Memory" <info at meteorite.fr>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear list Members,
>>>>
>>>> it is with consternation that we annouce you that we have been
>>>> victims of extortion at the beginning of the Tucson show
>>>> and finaly totaly robbed at the end of the Tucson show.
>>>>
>>>> Fortunatly the criminals have been iddentified and one have admited
>>>> that he has the material. For security and procedure raison we will not
>>>> disclose their names at that time nor the circumstances, we can just tell
>>>> you that two are Americans and one is Morrocan.
>>>>
>>>> We and the Police have enough evidences and witnesses, that will lead the
>>>> criminal team to be
>>>> punished by the full power of the Law.
>>>>
>>>> We offered them to give back the material and we would not press charges,
>>>> but it seems that they are not cooperating.
>>>> The French Police will involve FBI and INTERPOL in the next days as they
>>>> don't return our inventory intact and at no cost NOW.
>>>>
>>>> Here is a rapid list of what have been stolen and extorqued:
>>>> http://www.meteorite.fr/en/stolen.htm
>>>>
>>>> this list is still partial as we are working on it, there are many
>>>> fossils too.
>>>>
>>>> Many of you know that these specimens are our and saw them in our room or
>>>> on our web site for years,
>>>> please have a close look on that list, some specimens might be already
>>>> for sell somewhere.
>>>>
>>>> We ask any Dealer, Collector or Curator to be very carefull.
>>>>
>>>> If you have been proposed any suspicious specimens, please report it to
>>>> us or Eric Twelker off list.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be very much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Best from France,
>>>>
>>>> Bruno & Carine
>>>> La Memoire de la Terre
>>>> The Earth's Memory
>>>> France
>>>> www.meteorite.fr
>>>>
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