If you are the recipient of unwanted email spam, faxes or pop-up messages, please read the following
Pilgrim Petroleum does not under any circumstances send or support in any way the generation of unsolicited messages to any person's PC, fax machine or email address. The Pilgrim Petroleum website is an informational website maintained by Pilgrim Petroleum Corporation for our shareholders or any prospective investors.
What can you do if you are receiving unwanted messages:
Faxes:
Pilgrim Petroleum does not operate a fax service. We do not send unsolicited faxes of any kind to anyone, ever. Unsolicited faxes are prohibited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
• Complaints about unsolicited faxes should be directed to the FCC, not Pilgrim Petroleum. You can file a complaint online or in writing. Instructions on how to file a complaint are available at the FCC's website, www.fcc.gov.
Pop Up's:
Pilgrim Petroleum is unable to prevent third parties from referring people to Pilgrim Petroleum websites. The ads generally affect users of DSL and cable modems. You can prevent unwanted pop-up ads by doing the following:
• Install firewall software on your computer.
This is the best way to eliminate such ads.
• Disable the messenger service on your PC that the advertisers use to deliver the
messages.
This will prevent the pop-ups. However, you may want to check with your technical support to see if you are using the messenger service for anything else. Here is a link to a Microsoft Tech Document that describes what you are seeing and some resolutions.
Spam:
• Report it to the Federal Trade Commission
Send a copy of unwanted or deceptive messages to uce@ftc.gov. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email. Let the FTC know if a "remove me" request is not honored.
If you want to complain about a removal link that doesn't work or not being able to unsubscribe from a list, you can fill out the FTC's online complaint form at www.ftc.gov. Your complaint will be added to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel database and made available to
hundreds of law enforcement and consumer protection agencies.
Whenever you complain about spam, it's important to include the full email header. The information in the header makes it possible for consumer protection agencies to follow up on your complaint.
• Send a copy of the spam to your ISP's abuse desk
Often the email address is abuse@yourispname.com or postmaster@yourispname.com. By doing this, you can let the ISP know about the spam problem on their system and help them to stop it in the future. Make sure to include a copy of the spam, along with the full email header. At the top of the message, state that you're complaining about being spammed.
• Complain to the sender's ISP
Most ISPs want to cut off spammers who abuse their system. Again, make sure to include a copy of the message and header information and state that you're complaining about spam.
Other Regulatory Agencies:
• File a report with the NASD's Regulatory Enforcement Division
If you are aware of unfair practices or specific instances of abusive conduct, NASD wants to know about it immediately. Often, violations of our rules and the federal securities regulations come to light through the receipt and investigation of regulatory tips from members of the industry and other industry professionals.
You have several options when filing a regulatory tip:
• You can use the online regulatory tip form or
• You can mail or fax a tip to NASD at the following address:
NASD - Regulatory Tips
1735 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1500
Fax: (866) 397-3290
• Contact the Securities and Exchange Commisision's (SEC) Enforcement Division
To contact the SEC, you can email them at: enforcement@sec.gov
