Sumitomocorp.info - Company Genuiness Check

spec_guy said:

I have recently been shortlisted by this company, and have a beautiful offer at hand.
But, I have not been able to verify if the company is genuine or not.
I need help in verifying this company

The company details are as follows:-
Company Name:- Sumitomo Corporation
Company location:- Otemachi Place East Tower
3-2 Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8601, Japan
Phone :- +81-3-6285-5000
Pls reply as soon as possible, so that I can carry on with the further procedures.

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salyavin said:

Are you telling me you have never heard of Sumitomo? How about Panasonic? Toshiba? Or are you interested in the particular address?

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Lothor said:

Sumitomo is a huge group with fingers in many pies. If you try googling the address, you'll see many different unrelated websites giving the same address.
I don't think you need to worry about their legitimacy.

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spec_guy said:

mainly this address, otherwise I am aware of the Sumitomo Group.
Also aware that sumitomo corporation is its child company.
I mainly want to verify the address from where I have been getting communications from.
So, Can u pls verify that 'sumitomo corporation' of sumitomo group that deals with intensive trading is situated at this address and also that the phone is genuine,
Thank you @salyavin

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spec_guy said:

I will specify my concern:-
I have received communication from HR of sumitomo corporation.
They recruited through Indian Consultancy service.
They asked for me to apply for japanese workpass.
So, all those things are quite genuine.
What I want to verify is that, this channel through which I am receiving communication is genuine or not.
recruiter@Sumitomocorp.info or hr@workpowerrecruiter.com(Indian Consultancy service) are from where the communication is going on.
So, I want your opinion to take this big step in my career.

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mdchachi said:

You're right to be suspicious. sumitomocorp.info domain was only registered a couple months ago via a U.S. registrar Domains by Proxy which has many complaints of fraud.

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They are using Sumitomo's good name and legitimate information to lure you in. Congratulations on spotting the scam.

I suggest asking the person where they are located. If they claim they are in Otemachi, ask them for a direct dial number where you can call them.
If they claim they can't give it out, then ask them for the main number (which should be the same as above) and tell them you'll call the switchboard and reach them that way. What is the name they gave you?

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thomas said:

I agree with @mdchachi that sumitomocorp.info is highly suspicious. I doubt that Sumitomo would ever consider using the crappy services of GoDaddy for domain registration. Besides, no legitimate company would use the .info extension. We banned .info registrations on our website because they all turned out shady.

Also, the names of Sumitomo executives can easily be found online and used for malicious purposes.

@spec_guy, what kind of job have they offered you?

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thomas said:

"Workpass" is not a labour-related term I have ever heard in Japan. All in all, it sounds like a dubious offer.

PS: those sneaky b******* are redirecting their fake domain to the legitimate Sumitomo site.

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thomas said:

Thank you for the update! How was it found out?

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