Important information about the authenticity of emails from MiE
Dear customers, dear partners,
Since more and more fake emails are currently circulating – and these are increasingly professional due to the use of AI – we would like to give you some simple ways to recognize genuine messages from MiE.
Fraudsters are currently sending emails that visually look like internal “@miegermany.de” messages, but in reality come from external, freely created addresses such as “firstname.lastname@outlook.com”. The visible name is misused to suggest legitimacy – this trick is called “email spoofing” (Wikipedia link).
The easiest way: click “Reply” and see the real address
This is how you recognize such fake emails immediately:
- Simply click on “Reply”.
- Check which address your reply would actually be sent to.
If it does not show an “@miegermany.de” or “@mieamerica.com” address, but a completely different domain (e.g. outlook.com, gmail.com, etc.),
→ then it is clearly a fraudulent email.
If you have identified such a message, please mark it in your email program as “phishing”, “junk” or “scam”. The more users report this, the faster such fraudulent accounts can be blocked.
How your email program helps you automatically
Our email domains are fully protected with modern security standards (SPF, DKIM and DMARC). This allows programs such as Outlook, Gmail or Apple Mail to automatically check whether a message was really sent from our server. If something is wrong, these programs display warning notices – making it much easier for you to recognize fake emails.
To ensure these functions work reliably, please make sure that:
- your email programs are up to date
- automatic security features have not been deactivated
- updates are installed regularly
Only then can warning notices be displayed correctly.
The manual check (if you want to look more closely)
If a message seems unusual but shows one of our domains, you can also check its authenticity directly via the technical headers:
- Open the “original view”, “message source” or “internet headers” (depending on the program).
- In the header of the message, look for the entries SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
- For genuine messages from MiE, all of them will show PASS.
- If any entry shows FAIL or is missing entirely, it is not a genuine email from us.
How you can recognize fake emails
- Content seems unusual or surprisingly urgent
- Unexpected links, attachments or payment instructions
- Warnings such as “Sender could not be verified”
- Slightly altered domains (e.g. miegermnay.de)
- Noticeable spelling, grammar or tone
If you are unsure about an email –
especially regarding transfers, sensitive data or unusual requests – please forward it to us unchanged:
mie@miegermany.de
We will check its authenticity for you immediately.
Kind regards
MiE – medical imaging electronics