RITA Foods Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Shinya Imoto, Headquarters: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture) has confirmed the occurrence of malicious "impersonation fraud" where individuals are posing as representatives of our company and our brand on social media platforms such as TikTok and LINE, offering fake PR opportunities (video posting requests) and collaboration plans to the general public and influencers. This is a criminal act by an external third party using our company name without authorization. There has been no leakage of customer personal information from our company's systems. Furthermore, our company will never, under any circumstances, request payment from the general public or influencers for promotional activities. We prioritize the safety of our customers and all stakeholders involved. To prevent and mitigate damage, we are promptly disclosing the facts of this matter and the confirmed methods used, and issuing this warning. Confirmed Specific Methods The following methods are currently confirmed, where individuals exploit our product names and fake LINE accounts to gain trust and ultimately defraud people of money: Contact on Social Media Direct messages (DMs) are received from accounts that are not our official accounts, stating "We have a PR opportunity for video posting" or "We will pay you for it." Presentation of Fake Representative Names They attempt to gain trust by impersonating non-existent employees, such as "Promotion Manager: Yoko Moriyama (もりやま ようこ)." Execution of Fake Business Partnership Agreements Methods have been confirmed where fake contracts are executed electronically, using our company name, representative's name, and product name "Bane Shizenzukuri" without authorization. A characteristic feature is the inclusion of conditions such as "120,000 yen (remuneration and advertising fee) will be paid on the contract signing date." Inducement to Fake LINE Accounts, etc. Users are prompted to add unofficial LINE accounts as friend