Beware: That digicam steal might be a literal one!
By
Mike Tomkins
(Saturday, January 4, 2003 - 18:40 EST)
A press release from Nikon Germany describes the theft of three pallets of digital cameras from a warehouse on the afternoon of December 21st.
Forwarded to us by our friends at digitalkamera.de, the press release notes that 192 D100 digital SLRs and 100 Coolpix 2500 digital cameras were stolen. Unfortunately, the serial numbers are only known for 107 of the D100 cameras, and none of the Coolpix 2500 serial numbers are known. Whilst the incident happened in Germany, there is every possibility that these cameras could show up for sale anywhere in the world, and we'd ask Imaging Resource readers who see a camera for sale at a suspiciously low price - particularly on online auction sites or private sales - to note the serial number and compare it to the list below.
A contact at Nikon Germany is listed in the release below, and a reward of up to €36,000 is being offered for information that helps locate the stolen cameras (and hopefully bring to justice those behind the crime).
When you think about it, the money for these stolen cameras has to come from somewhere - and at the end of the day, the consumer has to pay for them. Nikon might have been the direct target of the crime, but ultimately the consumer pays the cost. Here's hoping the criminals are caught, and soon!
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Original Source Press Release:
Theft from the warehouse of Nikon GmbH
(translated from an original German document, apologies for any translation errors)On the afternoon of 21/12/2002, thieves stole three pallets of digital cameras from our warehouse. We therefore ask you for assistance in the recovery of the stolen items. Included are 192 Nikon D100 camera bodies and 100 Coolpix 2500s (website edition). In the case of the D100 the serial numbers are partially known, and you can find them below. The serial numbers of the Coolpix 2500s are not registered.
Should Nikon digital cameras of the two types mentioned be offered to you from a non-trustworthy source, then we ask you to contact us. The contact for this affair is our logistics manager,
Mr. Detlef Buschenhofen
Tel. 0211/9414-243
Email [email protected]
but naturally you may also contact our other employees. A reward of up to €36,000 is offered for pertinent information. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely
J�rgen Armborst
Nikon GmbH
Consumer Products
Sales Support
Theft from the warehouse of Nikon GmbH
Known serial numbers for the D100
| 2114739 | 2115040 | 2115424 | | 2114762 | 2115248 | 2115434 | | 2114763 | 2115326 | 2115539 | | 2114764 | 2115341 | 2115541 | | 2114773 | 2115439 | 2115542 | | 2114774 | 2115440 | 2115650 | | 2115316 | 2115325 | 2115652 | | 2115394 | 2115437 | 2115666 | | 2115397 | 2115490 | 2115667 | | 2115400 | 2115494 | 2115669 | | 2115402 | 2115496 | 2115674 | | 2116629 | 2115498 | 2117074 | | 2115648 | 2115647 | 2117076 | | 2115680 | 2115672 | 2117078 | | 2115683 | 2115673 | 2117079 | | 2115684 | 2115677 | 2117081 | | 2115685 | 2115681 | 2117109 | | 2115686 | 2115682 | 2117268 | | 2115352 | 2115145 | 2117270 | | 2115382 | 2115315 | 2117272 | | 2115383 | 2115340 | 2117302 | | 2115384 | 2115566 | 2117305 | | 2115435 | 2115567 | 2117309 | | 2115447 | 2115568 | 2117189 | | 2115105 | 2115142 | 2117206 | | 2115176 | 2115293 | 2117207 | | 2115387 | 2115312 | 2117222 | | 2115387 | 2115312 | 2117222 | | 2115396 | 2115317 | 2117230 | | 2115413 | 2115318 | 2117234 | | 2115423 | 2115323 | - | |
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