I'm going to have to disagree with you, David. You have to draw a line
somewhere, and I think it's reasonable to expect an experienced lawyer to
be able to spell the names of the organizations she deals with on a regular
basis.
On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:34 AM, David E. Haberstich <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> **
> Knowing how to spell Smithsonian Institution is no criterion of legitimacy
> one way or the other. People who should know better get it wrong half the
> time, believe me. They can look right at our letterhead on official
> stationery and screw it up in their reply, including lawyers.
>
> David Haberstich
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> ------------------------------
> *From: * Nick Partridge <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sender: * Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> *Date: *Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:08:17 -0400
> *To: *<[log in to unmask]>
> *ReplyTo: * Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> *Subject: *Re: Email re: Nazi era claim - legit?
>
> Dr Bouchard,
> It seems we've already established that the name belongs to a real lawyer,
> but this is clearly not a legitimate email. Would a lawyer who has had
> multiple deals with the Smithsonian Institution have no idea how to spell
> it? I believe we've established that the lawyer in question speaks
> impeccable English. Also: why would she change the phone number and email
> address from the one listed for her firm? And ask that the matter be
> settled for cash as quickly and quietly as possible? This is clearly
> someone who's done a bit of research and is trying to trade on someone's
> reputation. I think the best way to clear this up would be to contact the
> lawyer directly at her email or phone number listed on her website, not the
> one on the email. Let her know that someone has stolen her identity.
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Andy Grilz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> This incident has intrigued me. I looked up Mrs. Sterzing on an online
>> directory, and found the phone number and email address you received this
>> letter from can be backtracked to that name.
>>
>> http://www.123pages.fr/b/sterzing-eva-boulogne-billancourt
>>
>> That being said, there are many ways to hide behind a proxy server and
>> pretend to be one email address while the data is diverted to another. I
>> retain my original position - the email was badly written, should not have
>> been the means of initial contact, and should be considered highly suspect.
>> I would recommend contacting Mrs. Sterzing independently of the email, and
>> find out if she is in fact aware of this message. Best of luck
>>
>> Andrew Grilz
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:49 AM, randy Little <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>>
>>> LOL you have his email. I suggest you give it and all following emails
>>> to the FBI. Its not legit. When the lawyer shows up at your door(not
>>> going to happen) then its legit. This is about as un-legit as it gets and
>>> this email address should be IMMEDIATELY given to the FBI FRAUD Dept.
>>> He is right though it is serious and the FBI will agree and pursue this.
>>>
>>> On Jun 5, 2012, at 7:40 AM, Dominique Bouchard wrote:
>>>
>>> > The email is absolutely legitimate and should not be taken lightly.
>>> >
>>> > The email address belongs to a lawyer who has now successfully
>>> prosecuted cases on behalf of a family who are seeking to claim their
>>> rights to works of art (or their value) which were liquidated after having
>>> been stolen by Nazis. There is a very long paper trail of similar cases
>>> brought (successfully) by this lawyer. The family is very well informed and
>>> have very specific and detailed information about the pieces in question.
>>> >
>>> > Other museums which have encountered a claim originating from this
>>> case were contacted initially by fax and the vast majority of
>>> correspondence was carried out by email.
>>> >
>>> > I wish your museum luck in dealing with this. I (humbly) suggest that
>>> you consider strongly your choice to forward any related future
>>> correspondence to an email list like Museum-L as the family and/or lawyer
>>> in question might not feel that the resulting discussion fell within the
>>> bounds of professional discretion, especially given the number of
>>> responders who have asserted that they are running a scam and the
>>> sensitivity of the issue.
>>> >
>>> > In the rush to gather whether this email is real it may have been all
>>> too easy to forget that the family have been the victim of a very serious
>>> crime in which they are among many, many people who lost their lives and
>>> livelihoods.
>>> >
>>> > Best wishes,
>>> > Dominique Bouchard
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Dr Dominique Bouchard
>>> > Hunt Museum Curator of Education and Outreach
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