Brian Silver

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Part of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank (USA) is a leading bank with one of the largest customer bases in the world, and an extensive international network covering financial and business centers around the world. The company is based in New York, NY. Mizuho Bank offers a range of services including advisory services, finance solutions, treasury, cash management, institutional services, and custody services. The company has over 100 branches and offices outside Japan, serving the corporate and investment banking needs of its clients worldwide. Mizuho Bank is warning consumers about ongoing social engineering scams where individuals are purporting to be representatives of the bank to scam unsuspecting consumers. The company also warns about companies identifying themselves as part of Mizuho Financial Group, which are not affiliated with the group or any of its companies.