[NHCOLL-L:1490] re: Haq scam

[Panza, Robin]

>>>>From: Amy Estep <aestep at ou.edu>
Since nothing has come across NHCOLL-L about this yet, I thought I would
forward this message (one of several) that was posted on PERMIT-L
regarding a potential scam involving "Dr. Mohammad Haq" of the
"Life-Science Museum, Jhansi, India."  <<<<

Our herpetology collection manager was contacted by Haq, but "smelled a
rat".  Haq's list was huge, including many species of Crotalus.  For every
rattlesnake, he demanded "3, with long rattle".  Now, rattle length isn't
particularly informative for research or for teaching, but it has
"golly-gee-whiz" value if you're trying to sell them....

Robin K Panza
Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213  USA
phone:  412-622-3255
fax:  412-622-8837
panzar at carnegiemuseums.org