Re: China conference scam

[Id 81046 <agerhard () USP BR>]

http://www.oceanographerschoice.com/2010/09/phishy-conference/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/for-scientists-an-exploding-world-of-pseudo-academia.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=todayspaper


Andre Gerhard
 
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> De: "Andrea Di Fabio" <adifabio () NSU EDU>
> Para: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 22 de Agosto de 2013 10:03:45
> Assunto: [SECURITY] China conference scam
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> I apologize for cross posting, but in the interest of information
> sharing and to ensure the safety of those who may be affected, we
> though it prudent to send this.
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> We received a call from our one of our professors earlier today. She
> detailed how she received an email inviting her to speak at a
> conference in China. She checked the site that accompanied the
> message and found that she knew several of the speakers listed. The
> site looks like any other conference web site. It is detailed and
> organized with care. The email was well written, both professionally
> and grammatically.
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> She went ahead and approached her department and received approval to
> be sponsored for the trip. She contacted “emma at wcmfcon . com” and
> was scheduled for a session. During the process of getting
> everything setup and corresponding with “Emma” in China, she emailed
> some of those she knew that where scheduled to speak. She found that
> they were not scheduled nor had any idea of the conference. She
> decided to notify us to let us know and obviously declined to the
> speaking engagement.
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> See attached document for more details on this scam.