Category: Transport & Other Services

ETC Usage Inquiry Service: Official SMS Senders & Numbers - Is That SMS Genuine?

No official statement on SMS usage

Do they send SMS? (Official statements)

The official warnings (covering email) state the service never sends billing emails and never requests names, addresses or card details. SMS usage itself is not addressed officially.

Officially published senders

No official sender (number or display name) list is published.

The only official notification-email sender is admin@ml.etc-meisai.jp. No SMS sender is published (unpaid-toll SMS in this service's name are typical smishing).

Conversely, a message showing a listed name or number is NOT necessarily genuine: SMS sender displays can be spoofed. The safest approach is to avoid links in the message and check directly via the official app or a bookmarked official website.

Key points from official statements

The service never requests names, addresses or credit-card details via links or QR codes in messages.
The service never sends billing messages; "unpaid ETC toll" messages are not official.
The official notification sender address is admin@ml.etc-meisai.jp.
The service sends no "ETC card contract renewal" messages (official notice, 2026-03-03).

Legitimate domains (confirmed on the source pages)

etc-meisai.jp

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Sources (official pages)

ETC Usage Inquiry Service: Beware of phishing sites and suspicious emails

Primary sources verified on: 2026-08-02

How to use this list correctly (disclaimer)

A sender not on this list is NOT necessarily a scam. Companies may add or change senders without notice, and legitimate SMS may arrive from numbers or names that are not officially published.

The content reflects what was published on the official pages as of each entry's verification date. Always check the linked official pages for the latest information.