[NHCOLL-L:4122] Dr Haq (Rehman) is Baaaack!!! Fw: EDUCATIONAL REQUEST

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Hi all
 
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.
 
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
 Dyche Hall
 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
 Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
 USA

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From: Wiley, Edward O
Sent: Mon 12/8/2008 1:28 PM
To: Bentley, Andrew Charles
Subject: FW: EDUCATIONAL REQUEST 



Sounds like a lot of postage to me.

 

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 

 

Dr. Edward O.Wiley
Curator
Division of Ichthyology
The University of Kansas
Natural History Museum
Dyche Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454
U.S.A.


Respected Dr. Wiley;

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:


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  

  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