[BCMA] Scam?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

interesting - SOME OF THE LEGIT 'OFFERS' ARE bad enough - this puts
everything in perspective - we are weary of Business Opportunities,
Marketing Opportunities etc. etc.  as though we were the Royal Museum with a
real budget or a 1st class ski resort in Fairmont - we appreciate being on
this list but is there not a way to segregate us little guys into our little
low budget corner so we're not subjected to these dream offers?

On 24 February 2010 11:09, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vvv.com> wrote:

> I had the most interesting phone call today.  A man called and asked if my
> museum would like to renew our listing in the "Canadian Arts Registry."  He
> read out the information on file, and the address he had down for my site
> was wrong.  At this point, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.  He then said
> that there was a cost to renew, for 2 years, of 400$ and some.  I replied
> that we were a very low budget site and I would have to talk to my Board
> about whether it was worth the expense.  I also asked the guy when the
> deadline to get our info into the Registry was.  He replied "well if you
> have to talk to your Board, we should just drop this" and hung up on me
> abruptly.
>
> I then googled "Canadian Arts Registry" and nothing came up.  Beware.  It
> sounds like someone is trying to run a scam that preys on museums' need for
> marketing.  Either that, or this guy was the worst telemarketer in the
> history of telemarketers.
>
>
> Andrew R. Minigan
> Curator
> Heritage Park Museum
> Terrace, BC
> (250) 635-4546
>
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Doukhobor Discovery Centre
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