Beware of new business email scam, BBB says

January 24, 2022

In a new scam alert, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning businesses of email scam artists posing as a foreign company in the steel industry.

The scammers reportedly send fake BBB emails to businesses. The emails use a return address from Hitachi Metals Ltd., a Japanese steel manufacturer, with a subject line reading “Message from BBB.org.” Aware of the imposters, Hitachi Metals is in the process of domain arbitration, the BBB explained in the scam alert.

If businesses or consumers receive an email like the description above, Hitachi Metals encourages them to file a report. Do not reply to the fake emails, the BBB urges. Doing so may result in identity theft. 

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