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I received an email with attachments of an invoice and W9 several weeks ago from James Tapp of Precicion Analytics Consulting LLC for services that were not provided. His email address APPEARED to be [email protected], but it was ACTUALLY [email protected]. It was obviously a scam, so I deleted the email. Today, I received a follow up email from same person/same business. He forwarded the invoice/W9 again, along with email traffic between him and one of our "employees" named **** **** who was demanding immediate payment. We are a huge organization, and I don't know everyone, but a ********* **** has never been employed here, according to payroll records. I found someone's very similar story posted here, so I thought I would add my details. Maybe it will save someone from being scammed. Just like the story already posted here, the scammer's EIN was 83-2916508, and the banking info was the same: GO2bank, acct# ending with .......*******, routing number 124303162 as check payments and Bill.com are not accepted. I am sure the payment info leads to the scammer's bank account. GO2bank is a division of Green Dot. (Another red flag.) Here is an excerpt from the invoice: "Specialized R&D activities include in-depth analysis, strategic planning, and implementation of R&D initiatives tailored to enhance innovation and growth within the organization including Marketing, Business Research & Development Services for the months of (Feb., 3rd 2025 - Mar ., 31st 2025)."