Pure scam, and a common one. The us of the name George Copeland is entirely coincidental. I am "baiting" this scammer using a fake name and throwaway yahoo email address. His IP shows he is in Lagos, Nigeria, not London. That's very typical, a lot of these scammers pretend to be in England because so many people are wising up to Nigerian "419" scams. But invariably their poor English gives them away.
Best regards, Rene Rondeau In a message dated 6/24/2008 8:09:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jimcip at earthlink.net writes: Yesterday, I received an "e-mail" message, not addressed to me personally, represented as being from the well known record collector & discographer George A.. Copeland claiming that he was in London, his money & passport had been stolen & saying he needed "900 Pounds" & asking the recipient to help. I have bought records from Mr. Copeland but have never met him or spoken to him on the telephone. I am pleased with the records I have obtained from him & find him to be trustworthy in all the dealings that I have had with him. If he is truly in trouble I would try to help. However, these messages appear to me to be a "scam." He moved a few months ago & I do not know his new physical address or current telephone number, having in the last few months only been in touch with him via "e-mail." A message sent to his "e-mail" asking if the appeal was really from him drew a reply from a slightly different "e-mail" address. I am not that computer savy, but fear that Mr. Copeland may be a victim of "identity theft." I hesitate to try to send any funds. Do any of you know Mr. Copeland's new physical address & current telephone number? Have any of you received the appeal purporting to be from him stranded in London? Thanks for any help you all may be able to provide in sorting out this matter. Jim Cartwright jimcip at earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
