Looks like the Nigerian scammer crowd is finally hopping on the BP bandwagon.

In this case, you’ve reached someone who is only about 1300 or so miles away from the Gulf of Mexico.

Better luck next time, moron.

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The following is a statement from the real Brent Coon & Associates who contacted me regarding this scam. Their representative was actually quite pleasant about the whole thing, so I offered them some space here in the hope that it might help shed a bit more light on this scam and make it clear that the real Brent Coon & Associates are not involved with these scam e-mail messages:

It has been brought to our attention that an email scam regarding the BP Oil Spill Claims Process has been making its way around the internet.  The email in question uses the name Barrister Brent Coon.  For obvious reasons, it’s disconcerting that a scam email is making its way around the internet using our name (whether coincidentally or not).  We would like to make it clear that this email certainly wasn’t generated by anyone associated with Brent Coon & Associates.  While we are currently involved in the oil spill litigation, our goal is to help the victims of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill recover any damages they have suffered as a result of this tragedy through legal and legitimate means.  It is unfortunate that some would use this tragedy as a means to obtain personal information for unscrupulous use.

Thank you,

Brent Coon & Associates