conference scam: Watch Out for These Scammy Conference Invitation Traps
- 04/01/22 12:17 PM
Finally we are back to booking a ton of live-in-person security awareness training at conferences! It’s about time! Business is getting back to pre-Covid days here in the States and any non-in-person training is being supplemented with live-online and e-learning. It’s all good! Computer keypad, credit car and lock However, we are also seeing more of one of the weirdest scams out there: Conference Invitation Scams. This is when a scammer sends out invitations to an event, like a conference, with the sole intention of scamming the people they are inviting to attend or to speak at that event. These events might be … (13 comments)
conference scam: Beware of Conference Invitation Scams
- 05/29/19 08:37 AM
Conference invitation scams are those that involve a scammer sending invitations out to events with the intention of scamming the invitees. These might be real events or fake events, and the scammers target people including business professionals, lecturers, CEOs, researchers, philanthropists, and more. The goal here is to steal the identities of these people, and eventually get money by taking advantage of their victims. Spotting a Scam There are usually some pretty clear signs that you could be dealing with a scam involving a conference invitation. Here are some things to look for: The invitation has typos or bad grammar The invitation seems … (0 comments)
Finally we are back to booking a ton of live-in-person security awareness training at conferences! It’s about time! Business is getting back to pre-Covid days here in the States and any non-in-person training is being supplemented with live-online and e-learning. It’s all good!
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