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 > > > > Address: Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick, Ireland > > Tel: +353 (061) 312 833 > > Email:[log in to unmask] > > > > www.huntmuseum.com > > > > The Hunt Museum’s Gift Shop showcases a wide range of local and > international crafts and gifts. Every purchase made supports the museum’s > valuable work. > > > > Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare! > > > > ========================================================= > > Important Subscriber Information: > > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).