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Richard Goodman - Ministry of Finance - westafricanrichgoodman@gmail.com

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from: Goodman Richard <westafricanrichgoodman@gmail.com>
date: Jan 22, 2026, 9:19 AM
subject: Hello
mailed-by: gmail.com

Hello,
I am Mr Richard Goodman, I work with the ministry of finance here and I am also a philanthropist in real estate and hotel project investment.I would like to invest in your location. Please advise on investment opportunities in your country, all that I want is your capability to handle the project because our financial institution will fund it with loans as soon as we are ready to partner together, I wait for your response to my request and remain blessed.
Best Regards
Mr Richard Goodman

The email addresses shown below are also being used to send out the same scam email messages that are already posted above:

from: James Williams <workerschamber1750@gmail.com>
date: Jan 22, 2026, 9:37 AM
subject: Hello
mailed-by: gmail.com
FRAUD WARNING: The above information is being provided as a fraud warning. Do not contact the sender of the above email. The source of this information is from a scammer who is a criminal imposter. Any names of real people being used within the above information from this imposter is unauthorized and illegal. Do not provide this scammer any of your personal information. Do not send them any of your personal identity documents. Do not send them any money. Do not call any phone numbers that they provide to you. This email, and all of its content, are part of a fraudulent, criminal act and the only intention of the scammer who sent this email is to steal money from you and to obtain personal information leading to identity theft of the scam victim. If you received the same email (or one very similar) then stop all communication with the scammer immediately. All claims made within the email are lies fabricated by a fraudster and this criminal will never provide you any money, assets, investments, property, commodities, merchandise, employment, romance, or anything of value. Every email scammer uses a completely false identity, thus their names used in the email (and any company name, employment, occupation, street address and/or location information that they provide) is 100% fake. Any photos, scans of passports or other personal identity documents and/or any other documents (government, corporate, legal, financial, etc) or forms that they send to you are all stolen, fake and/or forged and the file attachments they send with their scam emails may also contain viruses. Also avoid all website links that any scammer sends to you because their websites are all fraudulent and may also contain hidden Malware, Trojans, Spyware and/or key loggers. In conclusion, do not send any money to this scammer or you will lose it permanently. Contact with this scammer also places you at risk of identity theft and having your identity wrongfully used for illegal activities, which can place you in legal, financial, and physical danger. Click here to read what qualifies the above email as a scam. Scroll up and click the link at the top of this page for more information about this particular type of scam. Click here if you had interactions with a scammer and need support.

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