[meteorite-list] Ugandan sues U.S. over meteorite

[Jodie Reynolds]

Hello Jim,

I thought it was called "Progressive Agenda"?

--- Jodie

Friday, April 19, 2013, 1:31:16 PM, you wrote:

> Actually, we do have a term for American scams. It's called Wall Street.

> Jim Strope
> 421 4th Street
> Glen Dale, WV. 26038

> Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 19, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:

>> What are you saying? Yes, except we don't really have a term for "american" scams other than scams, but Nigeria is the scam capital of the world, pretty much all the country is known for now.
>> Everyone with a pulse and an electronic device has been victim of "Nigerian" scams.
>> My comment was that this scam is so crazy, so over the top, demanding billions to trillions of dollars, it can only be described as "Nigerian":)
>> Michael Farmer
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 8:15 AM, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> If the roles of the players here were reassigned different nationalities—such that the complainant were American—would you be railing about this being..."an American scam of some sort"?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Michael Farmer wrote:
>>> 
>>>> One can not just walk up and "give" a meteorite to the US embassy. None of this story makes any sense. Furthermore unless he has a receipt, he would have nothing to file a claim. He also would have some trouble since that was more than 20 years ago!
>>>> Like I said, Nigerian scam of some sort.
>>>> Funny though. 
>>>> I'll sell him a nice Mbale for only a few million and call it a day.
>>>> Michael Farmer
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 18, 2013, at 5:56 PM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi List,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Let's make assumptions, shall we?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Assume the man did give a Mbale meteorite to the US Embassy.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Assume the Mbale stone in question is a large, "museum-class"
>>>>> individual with fresh crust, regmaglypts, and it weighs 2 kilos.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Assume the meteorite was a "loaner"  and the giver had the expectation
>>>>> or right to get it back at some point in the future.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Even with all of those assumptions, the stone is worth, at most, a
>>>>> couple thousand dollars - tops, under the best of circumstances.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If money is what the guy is after and he wants the fair market value,
>>>>> give him a new iPhone and a $200 iTunes gift card, and call it even.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> MikeG
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>>>>> 
>>>>> On 4/18/13, Dan Miller <dannyspl12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I like the line where it  says the value of the cargo or meteorite is
>>>>>> worth billions if not trillions of dollars
>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2013 1:38 PM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <
>>>>>> meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Billions or trillions of dollars for a chunk of Mbale?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Somebody is smoking something.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 4/18/13, Tom Randall <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> http://bit.ly/12qrXT9
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Regards!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>>> 
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