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To: Tommy Hicks who wrote (895)	2/3/2004 11:56:44 PM
From: Tommy Hicks	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1136

I don't remember this exact press release. PRESS RELEASE DATE LINE: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA MARCH 1, 2001 On February 28, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action against Amazon Natural Treasures, Inc. (the former name of Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc.) and the President and CEO, Michael A. Sylver. The complaint also names a former officer, Domingos Loricchio Jr., who is no longer associated with the company in any capacity. The complaint alleges various securities violations on the part of the company and its officers occurring primarily in the years, 1996, through 1999. Although Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. acknowledges the SEC’s vital role in overseeing the securities laws for the protection of the investing public; the company respectfully disagrees with, and firmly disputes, each and every allegation of the complaint. As we have explained in our previous Press Releases, the company has been the victim of a classic “PUMP AND DUMP” scheme orchestrated by professional stock manipulators who have destroyed many other companies before striking Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. Some of these individuals are convicted felons and others are presently fugitives from justice. The strategy of the “SHORTERS” is to drive the company they have victimized out of business before they have to “cover” the millions of shares they illegally market to the investing public, and they do this by spreading falsities to the company’s customers, stockholders and the regulatory agencies. Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. has commenced many court actions against the persons it regards as the perpetrators of this scheme. The main lawsuit is Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. Vs Joseph Andy Mann, Shoreline Securities, Ltd. and Whitecliffe Investment Fund Ltd., Civil Case No. CVS-98-01247 (LDG) (RLH). Joseph Andy Mann was indicted for stock fraud in June of 2000. Upon information and belief, he is still at large in Mexico. Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. contends that the most of the factual allegations set out in the SEC complaint are directly traceable to false accusations circulated by these and other persons who are in league with the “SHORTERS”. Some of the other charges are derived from documents falsified by these same individuals without the knowledge or approval of Amazon or its senior management. As the company has stated previously, many important accounting records were destroyed or modified by persons apparently in league with the “SHORTERS”. Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. has in the past, and will in the future, cooperate fully with the SEC in bringing all the facts regarding this criminal conspiracy to light. The company and its Chief Executive officer continue to believe that a full and fair airing of the facts will benefit all parties concerned and will establish they have acted honestly and in good faith throughout this ordeal. The company acknowledges it has come through some trying times in recent years, but it is proud to have been the first of many victims of this type of conspiracy to survive in business and to preserve its shareholder’s investment. At the present time Amazon Natural Treasures.Com, Inc. is proceeding with a court-approved plan designed to enable every shareholder of record to receive his/her physical certificate from his/her stockbroker. The intent of this program is to ensure that no shareholder will be harmed by the illegal shorting scheme. All inquiries to this Press Release should be directed only in writing to our offices. Written Inquires may be faxed to 702-942-0101 or emailed to amazon@amazon-treasures.com amazon-treasures.com th

To: Tommy Hicks who wrote (895)	2/4/2004 7:52:51 AM
From: Bill Ulrich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1136

I wish I could remember the actual quote, but old-timers may recall our good friend, lee cooper, explaining to Mr. Kuhns somewhere in those lost years of the SI AZNT thread: "Now, put both yer hands behind your ass. That's your ass. Now, see that hole in the ground? That's a hole in the ground. See the difference?" I miss that ol' lee cooper dude. Thar' ain't nothin like home-spun wisdom to put it all on the line with such circuitous oracularity.