I received a report on a new email scam directed at Mississippi lawyers using the name of former Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb. Here is the text of the email:

From: kay cobb [mailto:kbcobb@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:00 PM
To: kbcobb@yahoo.com
Subject: VERY URGENT & IMPORTANT

I Pray this get to you on time, I am sorry I didn’t inform you about my holiday trip to United Kingdom, I’m presently in scotland and am having some difficulties here.I had a car accident on my way back to the Hotel where I lodged and I lost my handbag where I kept my cash,credit cards and cell phone including my passport in the incident . I will like you to assist me with a loan of $3500 to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with and I promise to Refund the money as soon as I return.let me know if you can be of any assistance.I will send you the Information where you will wire the funds via western union money transfer. I hope to hear from you Regards Kay B. Cobb

What kind of moron would think that anyone from Mississippi would use the word “lodged”?

Hopefully Bradley Arant will see this alert before they wire a bunch of money overseas.