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echo: locuser
to: Paul Edwards
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1996-12-17 08:17:00
subject: get rich quick

Hi, Paul.

PE> PE> Frank, someone's stealing my PDP!  I just got a chess statement today,
PE> and
PE> PE> I'm down to 14900 shares!  I have no record of you selling any more.
PE> WHAT
PE> PE> THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?!  BFN.  Paul.

PE> FM> [explanation of gross fuckup by BT deleted]

PE> Thanks Frank, that was too many cockups to understand from the data I had.

It was too many for BT to understand too, by the time I'd patiently
walked her through the situation several times.

PE> I'll send my share certificate (400) in ASAP.  Probably they failed to

good.

PE> certificate one because they thought it was needed for a trade, not
PE> realising that they had already sent one in.  At the time of sending in my

I now think they probably hadn't put *any* on CHESS at the time that
trade was done.

PE> CHESS stuff, I was wondering whether I should wait or not, but I was keen t
PE> see my stuff on CHESS ASAP in case we got some decent PDP trading going.
PE> Looks like my 2nd PDP sell is within inches of being hit.  BFN.  Paul.

Has been for some time, hovering around the 281 mark and never quite
making it to 289.

PE> P.S. If it's of any use, I actually recorded the date + certificate number
PE> of every share certificate I was issued (before giving it to BT).

That's useful to know in case there's a problem in future.

Regards, fIM.

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