[Lingtyp] to conference organizers: a new form of fraud

[Pier Marco Bertinetto]

Dear All,
below you can read a mail that I got today, which apparently is a new form
of fraud. I would like to bring it to the attention of any conference
organizer. It might be reiterated.
This is how it works: they saw my name as an invited speaker at a
conference and wrote to me about the accommodation. The obvious aim was to
make me pay for the room reservation.
I sensed something strange and I contacted the organizers who warned me of
the fraud.
To conclude: if you have announced a conference (or will do so in the
future), tell your invited speakers to be alerted of this risk.
Best regards
Pier Marco


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Dear Pier,
Kindly inform us of your arrival and departure dates in Toulouse to secure
the space for your stay this May for the conference.
If the itinerary isn't confirmed yet, it's a flexible reservation that can
be modified or cancelled without any additional fees.
This risk-free cancellation option will be valid up until 14 days before
the check-in date.
Thus, kindly get back to us so we can send you the hotel booking form and
confirm the reservation.
Kindly note that all reservations are completely flexible and refundable
until 14  days before the check-in date.
In case of cancellation within 14 days, the client bears the refund fee of
3.75% Charges fees as well as the penalty of at least 1 night of the total
reservation.

Best Regards,
Contact the Global Travel Experts Team via our Call Centres:
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Our team is ready to assist.

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