Be Aware of Fraudulent Impersonation of Chiyoda Group Employees
Information Feb 26, 2025
Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) has received information that a third party is impersonating Chiyoda Group employees/executives to request false payment requests, negotiations and the like, using emails, SNS etc.
Chiyoda and the Chiyoda Group have no relation whatsoever with these fraudulent acts. Please be aware of the risks of being offered false business opportunities, job offers etc, as well as the possibility of misuse of personal information.
Chiyoda’s domain is "chiyodacorp.com".
The following similar (fake) email domains are not related to Chiyoda or the Chiyoda Group. Similar domains may be registered and used in the future, so please always check the email domain carefully.
<The method observed this time>
- The e-mail sender domain was not ours, but an unrelated third-party domain, and a ‘Request for Quotation’ was attached.
- The fraudster impersonated our employee using the name of our person in charge or Project Manager, with a previously used phone number.
<For Reference: Identified similar (fake) domains>
"@chioydacorp.com" (y and o are swapped))
"@chiyodacorp.net" (com is replaced with net)
"@chiyodacorp.jp" (com is replaced with jp)
"@chiyodacorporation.com" (not our domain)