Agreed - but begs the question why someone from an apparently reputable PR
company would indulge in such an exercise?

It is all very bizarre.

2009/12/18 [email protected] <[email protected]>

> As far as I understand, the British Emassy do not {and never have} issued
> such requeests from ex-pat British citizens, in all the years I've been
> here.
>
> It has always been their policy of leaving such details entirely the choice
> of the individuak. And I bekieve that that's their global policy per se.
>
> therefore, I suggest, that requesting such info - apart from being a gross
> invasion of privacy - is a very blatant scam.
>
> Victo Romain.
>
> Sent from my Nokia phone
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick REES
> Sent:  18/12/2009 2:26:10 am
> Subject:  Re: Expat List British citizens in Russia
>
> If they haven't got our email addresses, how can they email us and ask us?
>
> I'm going to have to check this out now - if it's fake, I'm going to look a
> bit of a plonker!
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Geoff Miller <[email protected]>
> To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thu, 17 December, 2009 17:07:57
> Subject: Re: Expat List British citizens in Russia
>
> If the embassy want the information why are they not asking for it?
>
>
> 2009/12/17 Nick REES <[email protected]>
>
> 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.
> >
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