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Scammer emailed me with a fake email from my business partner with an invoice attached showing that my business partner had agreed to purchase a service and asking me to transfer funds. I looked up the website which seems to be a legitimate business in Colorado although it may be fake as it had no phone number- only a place to enter a contact me email - I did submit an email letting them know I suspected this was fraud and they didn’t respond so now I’m wondering if the website was fraudulent as well. The scammer also sent a W9 which I wanted to upload but it seems I can only upload one attachment. He actually used two email addresses- the email came from [email protected] Here is the email: Hi, At ***** ******* request, I have attached a statement detailing the charges for coaching services, professional development, and ***** ******* premium membership. Please take a moment to review the document and process the payment when convenient. Regards, Justin Sponaugle | Business Manager CrestLine Advisory Partners LLC 700 Colorado Blvd Ste 686 Denver, CO 80206 From: Randy Lewis Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 10:27 AM To: Justin Sponaugle [email protected] Subject: RE: Strategic Innovation – Cultivating a Culture of New Ideas #1QDNBTF Hi Justin, Did you send a copy to [email protected] like we discussed during setup? If not, can you get that over to them? Randy Lewis From: Justin Sponaugle [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2025, 02:27 PM To: Randy Lewis Subject: Strategic Innovation – Cultivating a Culture of New Ideas #1QDNBTF Dear Randy Lewis, Just a friendly reminder that the balance for BILL #1QDNBTF is still outstanding. Please handle it at your earliest convenience. Regards, Justin Sponaugle | Business Manager CrestLine Advisory Partners LLC 700 Colorado Blvd Ste 686 Denver, CO 80206