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. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >>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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