On 6/20/07, Binand Sethumadhavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 20/06/07, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt the authenticity of the forwarded email. It has several of the > signs of bogus chain emails: > > 1. Emotional and hysterical tone > 2. Copious and inappropriate use of punctuation marks such as double quotes > 3. Dire consequences for people who don't do as advised ("Keep an eye > on that immigration officer, and check your passport") > 4.. Names of people to whom bad things have happened (viz. Aramco's Arifuddin)True. But the specific con described in the email was also reported in some vernacular dailies in Kerala few years ago, so I wouldn't altogether dismiss it.
My wife (a travel agent) routinely advises her customers to be extremely careful of their passports. There is , apparently, a thriving market for visa stickers and stamps. That said, she's never mentioned it actually happening to any of her customers. -- b
