[NHCOLL-L:4123] Re: Dr Haq (Rehman) is Baaaack!!! Fw: EDUCATIONAL REQUEST

[Richard Rosenblatt]

Fifteen years or more ago, these guys were 
bombarding us with requests for hagfish. Needless 
to say we never sent them any. But they are 
persistent.




At 2:25 PM -0800 12/13/08, Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote:
>Hi all
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>It appears as if Dr Rehman or Dr Haq (not sure 
>if this is their real name or if this is one 
>person using two aliases) are back in business 
>and trying to solicit specimens out of 
>unsuspecting collections.  Please be aware once 
>again that this is a scam and that there is no 
>such Institution as the Life Sciences Museum in 
>Jhansi.  I have verified this with Indian 
>scientists and colleagues (one of ehich actually 
>visited the address given and verified that no 
>such museum exists and that these folks are 
>selling specimens as a biological supply 
>company) and have also emailed Dr.'s Rehman and 
>Haq to request that they confirm their status as 
>a bona fide museum or desist with no reply. 
>Please do not be conned into sending specimens 
>to these people as, from what I can ascertain, 
>they are selling these specimens for profit as a 
>biological supply firm.  I have contacted 
>various high ranking officials in India to try 
>and have these people put out of busines to no 
>avail.
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>If anyone knows of anyone in India or you are an 
>Indian scientist who may be willing to help in 
>this regard please contact me off list.  Ideally 
>we require someone in Indian Conservation or 
>Import/Export control who would be willing to 
>investigate these folks and force them to desist 
>with these email requests.
>
>Thanks
>
>Andy
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>  Andy Bentley
>  Ichthyology Collection Manager
>  University of Kansas
>  Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
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>From: Wiley, Edward O
>Sent: Mon 12/8/2008 1:28 PM
>To: Bentley, Andrew Charles
>Subject: FW: EDUCATIONAL REQUEST
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>Sounds like a lot of postage to me.
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>Ed
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>From: Sheikh Taufique Rehman [mailto:bioscience1944 at rediffmail.com]
>Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:20 AM
>To: Wiley, Edward O
>Subject: EDUCATIONAL REQUEST
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>Dr. Edward O.Wiley
>Curator
>Division of Ichthyology
>The University of Kansas
>Natural History Museum
>Dyche Hall
>Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454
>U.S.A.
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>Respected Dr. Wiley;
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>For taxonomical representation, we are in need of some of the
>following PRESERVED  Fish specimens with 
>Locality and Collection data, for our Indian 
>students from your  Department of Ichthyology of 
>your  University Museum:
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>Lepisosteus osseus,Garpike..Sub-adult;8"-12"Size.Preserved.6 Specimens
>Amia calva ,Bowfin            do-    6"-8"Size    do- ..5 specimens
>Ammocoetes larvae        .Adult        4"-6" Size.  do..7 specimens
>Petromyzon;Adult                      14"-18"Size  do- 07 specimens 
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>   On most humnanitarian ground,Kindly fulfill 
>the genuine educational need on humanitarian 
>ground via Air-Post Parcel(PRIORITY-MAIL).Kindly 
>acknowledge the request and oblige.Thanks.
>
>Dr. Shaikh Taufique Rehman
>Director
>Museum of Life-Science
>Institute of Higher Education
>1066 Civil Lines
>Jhansi-284001, U.P.
>INDIA
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