Important Notice: Fraud Alert

Cintas has been made aware of fraudulent activity involving individuals impersonating Cintas employees. Scammers are using email addresses that mimic those of Cintas employees to solicit payments from their targets. More information is below regarding specific schemes of which we are aware. It is important to always remain vigilant and look for warning signs of fraud, including:

• Unusual requests for payments to bank accounts of individuals, companies or third parties that have no apparent connection to Cintas.
• Email communications from free webmail service domains, or from domains that slightly differ from @cintas.com, such as by the addition or removal of letters, numbers or special characters.
• Poor spelling and grammar in documents or communications.

If you receive a suspicious message, protect yourself and your organization. You can verify if a message you received from Cintas or a Cintas employee is legitimate by contacting us at [email protected].

If you've become aware of a scam or suspect that there is a scam using Cintas' name or claiming to involve someone that works for Cintas, please contact us immediately at [email protected]. If you believe you may be a target of this fraud, we recommend that you also report the incident to the FTC and local law enforcement. If you were a target of fraud online, we also recommend that you report the incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

• FTC’s Report Fraud Page: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ 
• FBI’s Internet Crime Complain Center: https://www.ic3.gov/ 

Attorney Fraud Scheme

Cintas has been made aware that scammers are impersonating a Cintas executive in a scheme targeting attorneys. The scheme is meant to induce attorneys to make payments to the scammers based on fraudulent settlement agreements, fraudulent email communications, and fraudulent checks. These scammers mimic Cintas email addresses, send their targets checks supposedly from Cintas, and urge their targets to cash the checks and immediately wire money.

These documents and communications are fraudulent and are not in any way affiliated with Cintas.

If you are unsure if a message you received from Cintas or a Cintas employee is legitimate, contact [email protected]. 

Billing Fraud Scheme

Cintas has recently learned that scammers are impersonating Cintas’ billing department and contacting customers via email using the illegitimate @receivables-cintas.com domain. The scammers demand payment on “overdue” invoices via ACH wire payment. The scammers have at times attached fraudulent invoice documents that include fraudulent ACH details. The invoices and messages often use formal language and include Cintas branding to appear legitimate.

These communications are fraudulent and are not in any way affiliated with Cintas.

If you are unsure if a message you received from Cintas or a Cintas employee is legitimate, contact [email protected]