Etihad Aviation Services Vendor Scam E-mail

Scammers pretending to be from the Eithad Airline invite you and your company to join an approved list of vendors to supply aviation products and services to the airline via "Etihad Aviation Services", "Eitihad Aviation Group". The Etihad Aviation Group does exist but that by no means means that the persons contacting you are from the legitimate Etihad company.

The scammers request a significant payment to be included in this list. Now if this was a genuine list of vendors to the airline, the list managed by the airline and companies on that list invited to tender and provide quotaions for the airlines requirements it might be money worth spending but not when it is scammers and you will see nothing for your payment.

Another "Red flag" beside sender email addresses that raise suspicions is the way that persons who have no connection with any form of commerce are included in the receipients of these scam emails.

E-Mail received:

Date: 18/10/2025, 16:58

From: ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP intendenciacachoeira.smi@pmf.sc.gov.br

Reply to: project@etihadgroup-vendor.com

Subject: Vendor Registration

Dear Sales Department

We are interested in your services and invite your company to register for Vendor/Contractor Partnership with Etihad Aviation Group for our 2025/2027 projects.

If you wish to participate, please confirm your interest, and we will send the Vendor Questionnaire and EOI.

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Engr, Tami Hassan,
Vendor Procurement & Contracts Shared Services Center
Etihad Aviation Group PJSC
Email: project@etihadgroup-vendor.com

Notes The sender address is a Brazilian Government Portal website. The reply to address is relatively new and if you try to access the website www.etihadgroup-vendor.com it redirects to the official Etihad website, perhaps to try and show that it is a genuine Etihad website.

Etihad scams have been around for a while, see the further reading section below for more information.

Recommendation:

Just delete the e-mail.

We received another email from a different email address from someone else claiming to offer Etihad Vendor registration.

Date: 21/10/2025, 08:48

From: Etihad Aviation Group UAE admins@vendor-etihadaviations.com

To: [Name and email address redacted]

Subject:

Hello,

We would like to introduce ourselves from Etihad Aviation Group in the UAE!

We would like to offer your company the opportunity to register as an approved vendor/contractor partner with Etihad Aviation Group UAE for our recent strategic projects and purchasing programs for 2025-2026.

Etihad Aviation Group is continually seeking to expand our network of dependable suppliers, contractors, and partner - with diversification of supply chains positioned in many sectors. We recognize that what your company does aligns with our strategic objectives of being best in class, introducing innovations, and delivering excellence.

Any vendor registration in the world may apply if they meet our criteria. If your company is interested, please advise and we can send you the Vendor Registration Questionnaire and Expression of Interest (EOI).

Thank you for considering our request and we hope to work with you.

Regards,
Eng. Saeed Ahmad
Contractor Coordinator
admins@vendor-etihadaviations.com
Shared Services Center - Vendor Procurement & Contracts
Etihad Aviation Group, UAE

Notes The domain name used for the sender email address namely vendor-etihadaviations.com was only regsitered on the 14th October 2025 (7 days before receipt of email).

Etihad scams have been around for a while, see the further reading section below for more information.

Recommendation:

Just delete the e-mail.

Further Reading

Beware of "Vendor Registration" Scam impersonating ETIHAD

Etihad Email Scam - Removal and recovery steps (updated)

Proposal for Vendor Registration

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