It has led a whole bunch of us to investigate the TMI Consultancy site - perhaps that was the cunning plan all along, they wanted to improve their internet traffic!
At the very least it has flagged up the British Embassy's LOCATE programme to those not previously registered, and of course for Nick it means several days of mickey taking from everyone else! 2009/12/18 Len Ganley <[email protected]> > It does seem like an odd request. If you go to the trouble of looking at > the email address that Nick provided for Helene, TMI Consultancy would > appear to be a Market Research / PR company and this is from their website - > > > *TMI is a British consultancy specialising in market research, marketing > and PR services. We provide a full spectrum of these services in Russia and > the CIS countries. We have experience in various sectors with particular > expertise in the international travel industry.* > If it is a phising scam it it is a bit more inventive than getting a random > email from Chief Ubongo-Bongo from some tinpot Central African state with a > promise of a 10% share of one hundered zillion dollars if the good old Chief > can park some of the funds left by one of his recently deceased relatives in > your bank account. > > Regards > Len > > 2009/12/17 Бургхардт Дэвид Адам <[email protected]> > >> Extremely strange. As a U.S. citizen it was my initiative to be entered >> into the embassy's warden list. They know I'm here, what I'm doing, know how >> to contact me, and have all of my personal information...that is obviously >> kept confidential within the walls of the U.S. Embassy. >> >> Beware Brits, this could be a scam for personal information to an >> outsider. >> >> David Burghardt >> RIA Novosti >> Moscow >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> expat-bounces+dburghardt <expat-bounces%2Bdburghardt>[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Andrew Walker >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:22 PM >> To: The Moscow Expat List >> Subject: Re: Expat List British citizens in Russia >> >> I wonder why Helene Lloyd herself is incapable of posting her own message. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Nick REES <[email protected]> >> To: Expat List <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:26:26 +0000 (GMT) >> Subject: Expat List British citizens in Russia >> >> > Dear All, >> > >> > I received the following message from Helene Lloyd, who is copied on >> this e.mail. >> > >> > Please complete and send the information in confidence, directly to >> Helene at the above e.mail address and also pass on to your friends and >> contacts who are UK nationals. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Nick >> > >> > ============================= >> > >> > Dec 16th, 2009 >> > Dear friends >> > I recently volunteered to be a Consular Warden for the British Embassy >> in Moscow. The warden system has two principle objectives >> > i) to assist the Embassy in maintaining accurate records of the British >> Community in the Moscow consular district and >> > ii) to facilitate the transmission of information relating to the safety >> and welfare of the British community in any kind of emergency. >> > As a Warden for the constituency of "companies with only a few expat >> employees" from any sector. I will be drawing up a list of British Citizens >> within that group and supplying that list to the British Embassy to help >> them keep their records up to date. >> > best regards Helene >> > >> > If you let me have your full NAME, Mobile telephone and email address, I >> can add you to the list. This will ensure that in the event of a consular >> emergency happening in-country I can contact you quickly to keep you >> informed of events, and the British Embassy can quickly account for all >> British Nationals. >> > As I am expected to compose a list of up to a 100 contacts, I would be >> very grateful if you could pass this letter on to ALL your British friends >> based in Moscow. Please note all contact details will remain confidential >> and will only be shared with the UK Embassy only. >> > If you have an Questions, please give me a call or send me an E Mail. >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Expat mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Expat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Expat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >
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