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Actually I was hoping that this would be useful to Gite owners, I didn't want to start a smug dialogue about how obvious it is. I don't think I'll bother in the future. There are two reasons we posted this, firstly to alert those who are unaware of this sort of scam and secondly to let people know that there is a web-site available to web-site owners enabling them to block this type of  fraud. As mentioned before, the advice given to our friend was; If your web site is able to accept PHP code and a MySQL database, then you might want to consider using a site recently launched called www.nigerian-ip-addresses.com. This web site provides a service which will block more than 110,000 known IP addresses from Nigeria. As a result, Nigerians that use one of these IP addresses won't be able to use your web site thus preventing such a problem. Thats' all.

Hello A friend of mine owns a very good B&B in the Charente, and had the following enquiry sent to her; ============== I am Mr Jeffer Mindo of Brighthall(coral) Agency,London .I need to book reservation for a christian organisation from London coming for a Christian summit on the 10th of DEC to the 20th of DEC. Get back to me if the dates mentioned above are free,so that we can book reservations immediately.Thank you and have a nice day. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo +447031930884 ================= He then follows up with a reply to a further response with; ================= Thanks for your reply and assistance so far .I am glad to tell you that we have concluded payment with the delegates. However, we are going to send you the Credit Card Information first thing tomorrow morning that will cover the cost of your accommodation, and the necessary arrangement for the delegates. Moreover, we also made an arrangement with a pre paid car-hiring firm who will supply the delegates with cars they will use during their stay, but because of security reasons and confidentiality, we have decided that only one person will have to handle the credit card information. So once you are in receipt of it, you are required to charge the credit card, confirm the amount of (6,000 EURO), in your account then deduct the cost of your services 3,050 EURO and send 2,950 EURO via Money Gram Transfer, to the car hiring agent whose information will be forwarded to you once this is confirmed. So confirm this and provide me with your (1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) ADDRESS (3) PHONE NUMBERS for office records. Please remember that the integrity of our agency is involved, so this business requires prompt response. I also hope the stay of the delegates will be made comfortable. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo =============== This has turned out to to be a scam, the organisation does not exist, and the email comes from Nigeria. Thanks to the Technical support people at BNB Choices ( www.bnbchoices.com ) our friend has not been caught up in this and they have have advised her; "That it's a typical Nigerian email and scam, not to respond and to avoid all contact now with these people. If your web site is able to accept PHP code and a MySQL database, then you might want to consider using a site we've recently launched called www.nigerian-ip-addresses.com. This web site provides a service which will block more than 110,000 known IP addresses from Nigeria. As a result, Nigerians that use one of these IP addresses won't be able to use your web site thus preventing such a problem. Hope this helps other in a similar position

Hello A friend of mine owns a very good B&B in the Charente, and had the following enquiry sent to her; ============== I am Mr Jeffer Mindo of Brighthall(coral) Agency,London .I need to book reservation for a christian organisation from London coming for a Christian summit on the 10th of DEC to the 20th of DEC. Get back to me if the dates mentioned above are free,so that we can book reservations immediately.Thank you and have a nice day. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo +447031930884 ================= He then follows up with a reply to a further response with; ================= Thanks for your reply and assistance so far .I am glad to tell you that we have concluded payment with the delegates. However, we are going to send you the Credit Card Information first thing tomorrow morning that will cover the cost of your accommodation, and the necessary arrangement for the delegates. Moreover, we also made an arrangement with a pre paid car-hiring firm who will supply the delegates with cars they will use during their stay, but because of security reasons and confidentiality, we have decided that only one person will have to handle the credit card information. So once you are in receipt of it, you are required to charge the credit card, confirm the amount of (6,000 EURO), in your account then deduct the cost of your services 3,050 EURO and send 2,950 EURO via Money Gram Transfer, to the car hiring agent whose information will be forwarded to you once this is confirmed. So confirm this and provide me with your (1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) ADDRESS (3) PHONE NUMBERS for office records. Please remember that the integrity of our agency is involved, so this business requires prompt response. I also hope the stay of the delegates will be made comfortable. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo =============== This has turned out to to be a scam, the organisation does not exist, and the email comes from Nigeria. Thanks to the Technical support people at BNB Choices ( www.bnbchoices.com ) our friend has not been caught up in this and they have have advised her; "That it's a typical Nigerian email and scam, not to respond and to avoid all contact now with these people. If your web site is able to accept PHP code and a MySQL database, then you might want to consider using a site we've recently launched called www.nigerian-ip-addresses.com. This web site provides a service which will block more than 110,000 known IP addresses from Nigeria. As a result, Nigerians that use one of these IP addresses won't be able to use your web site thus preventing such a problem. Hope this helps other in a similar position

Hello A friend of mine owns a very good B&B in the Charente, and had the following enquiry sent to her; ============== I am Mr Jeffer Mindo of Brighthall(coral) Agency,London .I need to book reservation for a christian organisation from London coming for a Christian summit on the 10th of DEC to the 20th of DEC. Get back to me if the dates mentioned above are free,so that we can book reservations immediately.Thank you and have a nice day. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo +447031930884 ================= He then follows up with a reply to a further response with; ================= Thanks for your reply and assistance so far .I am glad to tell you that we have concluded payment with the delegates. However, we are going to send you the Credit Card Information first thing tomorrow morning that will cover the cost of your accommodation, and the necessary arrangement for the delegates. Moreover, we also made an arrangement with a pre paid car-hiring firm who will supply the delegates with cars they will use during their stay, but because of security reasons and confidentiality, we have decided that only one person will have to handle the credit card information. So once you are in receipt of it, you are required to charge the credit card, confirm the amount of (6,000 EURO), in your account then deduct the cost of your services 3,050 EURO and send 2,950 EURO via Money Gram Transfer, to the car hiring agent whose information will be forwarded to you once this is confirmed. So confirm this and provide me with your (1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) ADDRESS (3) PHONE NUMBERS for office records. Please remember that the integrity of our agency is involved, so this business requires prompt response. I also hope the stay of the delegates will be made comfortable. Kind Regards, Jeffer Mindo =============== This has turned out to to be a scam, the organisation does not exist, and the email comes from Nigeria. Thanks to the Technical support people at BNB Choices ( www.bnbchoices.com ) our friend has not been caught up in this and they have have advised her; "That it's a typical Nigerian email and scam, not to respond and to avoid all contact now with these people. If your web site is able to accept PHP code and a MySQL database, then you might want to consider using a site we've recently launched called www.nigerian-ip-addresses.com. This web site provides a service which will block more than 110,000 known IP addresses from Nigeria. As a result, Nigerians that use one of these IP addresses won't be able to use your web site thus preventing such a problem. Hope this helps other in a similar position

We have had a reply from Toyota ([email protected]) about obtaining a Certificate de Conformite, that might be of interest to forum members; "In order to send you an "attestation de conformité" we ask you to send us a request via regular mail with the following elements : - your names, address and telephone number. - a copy of both sides of the current "carte grise" / car registration. - information on the constructor plate on the motor. - number of seats. - dimension of tires. - braking system (disk or drums). - cylinder (litre or cubic centimeters). - automatic or manual gearbox. - fuel type (gazoline or diesel). Our address is: TOYOTA France Service Homologation 20 Boulevard de la République 92423 VAUCRESSON cédex France The cost of this service is 115 Euros by check to TOYOTA France. You will receive the document within four weeks. Yours sincerely, Customer Department Azur Number : 0.810.869.682 From abroad : 00 +33.1.47.10.81.00 ================================== Hope this is of interest, Dave & Jacqui Alexander www.davealexander.co.uk [email protected] www.davealexander.co.uk

There is a good B&B in Le Lindois, close to where we live and about 25 minutes to the North East of Angouleme; Maison des Amis, La Gilardie; Telephone - 00 33 (0)545 25 98 02 www.maison-des-amis.com No relation to us, but we know the place is extremely clean, comfortable and the prices seem good too. Dave & Jacqui Alexander

Hello Can anyone help me please, at the last moment we have decided to go and watch the Tour near Pau on the 18/19th July and also combine it with seeing Portsmouth play Bordeaux on the 19th July. in Tarnos near Biarritz. Do you know of any accomodation in this area that may be available for these dates. Thanks, Dave & Jacqui

Hello Can anyone help me please, at the last moment we have decided to go and watch the Tour near Pau on the 18/19th July and also combine it with seeing Portsmouth play Bordeaux on the 19th July. in Tarnos near Biarritz. Do you know of any accomodation in this area that may be available for these dates. Thanks, Dave & Jacqui

As I explained my husband was covered  my the Belgians, but as I was not working I had no cover, which is why I wanted an E106, and as you know E111 does not cover once you leave the England.  As it was explained to me.

Thank you for the replies that you have given me.  My husband applied for the job on a Wednesday with a Belgian company. Received the contract on Friday and started on the Monday.  We were not transferred to Belgium so we did not have the assistance of a UK company helping us with the paperwork.  We rang the tax man etc.. and told all the Government Dept that we could think of that we had left the country and was selling our house to live for a while in Belgium and then going to France to retire and followed the advice that the different dept offered us, and 90% of the paperwork has been correct. I do not know BJSLIV typed the start of the message in red, I thought this was a friendly place to ask questions. In Belgium my husband did pay into the Belgian system and also a top up insurance, but I had no cover which is why I was chasing for the E106.   We will go along with all the documents that we have to our local CPAM and see what happens next. 

Hello I wonder if anybody can help me please.  I left England in May 2002, to work and pay tax etc.. in Belgium.  I did tell Newcastle what was happening and could they please send me an E106.  Lots booklets arrived but no forms, over the next few months I phones and faxed them asking for a form.  I was told not to worry as I had only just left the country (it was now almost a Year later) I could still use in an emergency E111.  In June 2003 I told Newcastle that I was now retiring to live full time in France and had still not received any forms in connections. They said they would look into and get in touch. On the 8th November saying that it may take some time to resolve my query, but a full reply will a.s.a.p. on 21st  March 2005 the answer came back with that we have no cover as we left the country more than 2 years ago so an E106, E111 or E121 can not be issued.  As I am only in my only early 50's can anyone please advise what French office I go to now to get into the French system I do know I will have to also take out Medical Insurance. 

Hi   Can anybody help me please, we have been asked by friends in England to find them a high quality villa in the country (16 or 24), completely private (not in village), swimming pool and all mod cons. One or two bedrooms as is it just one couple. They are looking to rent to rent for 2/3 weeks in August Thank you   Dave and Jacqui www.davealexander.co.uk

Hi   Can anybody help me please, we have been asked by friends in England to find them a high quality villa in the country (16 or 24), completely private (not in village), swimming pool and all mod cons. One or two bedrooms as is it just one couple. They are looking to rent to rent for 2/3 weeks in August Thank you   Dave and Jacqui www.davealexander.co.uk  

Barry, We have a friend that might be able to help you out, she has a house in a hamlet close to La Rochebeaucourt and Mareuil, but no computer. We rented it from her when we were hunting for our place, we stored our furniture there and in one of the barns. Le Coderc is in a very small hamlet of about 8 houses, some of which have English owners. The house comes with a pretty garden and 35 acres of land (woodland and fields). There is therefore plenty of room for the chickens and dogs. If you are thinking about a long term let, contact me either through this forum or email me direct, and I will pass the message on to her. www.davealexander.co.uk