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[Alert] Please be careful about "spoofing e-mails" that spoofed e-mails from Yokohama City.

A "spoofing e-mail" has been spoofing e-mail address of Yokohama City (the end of the address is "@ city.yokohama.lg.jp" or "@ city.yokohama.jp"). Never open links or attachments such as URLs and buttons in emails you do not recognize.

Last updated on February 25, 2025.

Alert regarding "spoofing emails"

There have been cases in which spam misleading e-mail addresses of Yokohama City (the end of the address is "@ city.yokohama.lg.jp" or "@ city.yokohama.jp") are randomly sent. .
At first glance, it looks like an email sent from Yokohama City, but it is actually an email sent by a third party unrelated to Yokohama City.
 
The source of spam can send e-mails by disguising them as addresses of local governments and companies.
This is called "spoofing mail", and it is difficult to identify "spoofing" or identify the actual source due to the e-mail mechanism.
 
※Reference link: Don't easily believe in the apparent source information of the email | Information Security | IPA Information Processing Promotion Agency (external site)
 
In many cases, addresses of local governments, companies, organizations, etc. other than Motoichi are spoofed as spam sources.
Never open links or attachments such as URLs and buttons in emails you do not recognize.

Example of spoofing emails that have been confirmed so far 1

  • Email source information: Amazon.co.jp <[email protected]>
  • Email subject: Request for update of account information (important)

Example of spoofing emails that have been confirmed so far 2

  • Email source information: PayPay <[email protected]>
  • Email subject: PayPay 3,000 yen gift campaign (limited time)

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