I would suggest that whether or no dear Helene is legit, as a result of her
Wardenship she will acquire a very handsome database of UK nationals in Moscow
for use by her company and/or others.
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From: Nick REES nickree...@yahoo.com
To: topdec...@googlemail.com, The
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From: Bernard bern...@delosystems.com
To: The Moscow Expat List expat@lists.ru
Sent: Wed, December 16, 2009 8:13:22 PM
Subject: RE: Expat List Good chiropractor
Charles Register is an American Chiro here in Moscow . My wife
Because, as I said, it's YOUR initiative to let the embassy know you are here.
No one scouts ex-pats for information, especially an embassy.
From: expat-bounces+dburghardt=rian...@lists.ru
[mailto:expat-bounces+dburghardt=rian...@lists.ru] On Behalf Of Nick
Hiya Nick
It does seems a little odd that she does not have an embassy e-mail address.
In the past I sent this info to a personal based inside the embassy in the
Consular Section.
Cheers
Chris
Message: 1
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:14:22 + (GMT)
From: Nick REES
It does seem like an odd request. If you go to the trouble of looking at the
email address that Nick provided for Helene, TMI Consultancy would appear to
be a Market Research / PR company and this is from their website -
*TMI is a British consultancy specialising in market research, marketing
Hi Guys,
Even if it is not a scam, and Helen means well, I doubt the embassy
would ask others to collect personal information in their name to
register them for emergency cases.
If you ask me, Helen wants contacts for marketing purposes.
Why don't you call the embassy or go to their web site
I strongly encourage anyone who does wish to register to use this
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/staying-safe/Locate/
That way you know your information is going to the right place.
While this page does mention that your information 'may be given to carefully
It has led a whole bunch of us to investigate the TMI Consultancy site -
perhaps that was the cunning plan all along, they wanted to improve their
internet traffic!
At the very least it has flagged up the British Embassy's LOCATE programme
to those not previously registered, and of course for
