A VAN-prediction was announced on January 6, 1991, through the French newspaper ''Le Monde'' and on January 8--10, 1991, through Greek newspapers and TV stations. We evaluate this prediction on the basis of a letter which was sent by Prof. Varotsos (without date) to the Greek Minister of Public Works, and by considering previous VAN-publications as well as recent seismological data for the candidate regions. We conclude that what was observed at ASS station (northern Greece) on December 31, 1990, was not SES-activity but another disturbance or noise. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1996