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Request for feathers

To: Chris <>
Subject: Request for feathers
From: Chris Sanderson <>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:13:05 +1000
Chris,

He has sent these emails before (word for word I believe), and been told
that it is illegal.  I'm not sure why he would think it would work this
time, perhaps last time someone fell for it?  But by all means send him
another reply explaining the situation.

Regards,
Chris

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Chris <>wrote:

> If the guy is ignorant but genuine you could reply to say that it's illegal
> to ship feathers overseas (if it is) so he knows when he emails Australia he
> might inadvertently lead someone to commit a crime. Again, if he's legit
> he'll probably not send such emails to Australians again.
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tony Russell <>
> To: Andrew Bell <>; Birding-Aus mailing list <
> >
> Sent: Fri, 30 October, 2009 8:51:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Request for feathers
>
> Yes, I got it yesterday and dumped it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Andrew Bell
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:55 PM
> To: 'Birding-Aus mailing list'
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Request for feathers
>
>
>
> Yes got the same email, have not replied as yet. I assume it is illegal
> to send bird feathers overseas anyway, or anywhere I suspect.
>
> Andrew Bell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Ákos Lumnitzer
> Sent: Thursday, 29 October 2009 5:02 PM
> To: Birding-Aus mailing list
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Request for feathers
>
> HI birders
>
> Have any of you received this correspondence as well? I think it's the
> same guy who's sent the request to me last year....
>
> QUOTE:
> My name is Srdjan, I’m 36 years old, I live in Serbia (ex Yugoslavia). I
> adore wild animals, especially birds, and lots of my free time, I spend
> in the nature watching and learning about them. I don’t have proper
> place for keeping them, so instead of that I have another obsession, I
> keep the birds’ feathers. I have collected about 400 different kinds of
> feathers so far. All of them are classified according to Latin terms,
> the place and the date when I found them. Europe is poor with these
> species, so in my opinion it is a success. I didn’t harm any individual
> in any way. I turn to you in this way, hoping that you can help me to
> enlarge my collection. I have a lot of literature about birds, so if you
> do have any promotion material you can send me. I would like to have it
> in my library collection, or you can send me anything as a cherished
> souvenir.
>
>       I send my greetings to you, and I hope that at least you will
> send me the answer back.
>
> Your photos is fantastic.
>
> PLEASE SEND ME SOME FEATHERS PLEASE.
>
> Srdjan Cuturilov
>
> END QUOTE
>
> Cheers
> Akos
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ákos Lumnitzer
> http://www.amatteroflight.com
>
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