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

[William Croft]

The same thing happened to me last November. I was invited to the Int’l Construction Grammar Conference in Gothenburg. Like you, I contacted the organizers and they said it was fraudulent.

Best regards,
Bill

> On Jan 26, 2024, at 4:37 AM, Pier Marco Bertinetto <piermarco.bertinetto at sns.it> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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