> On 19 Sep 2024, at 16:22, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 08:37:30AM +0100, > IETF Executive Director <exec-director@xxxxxxxx> wrote > a message of 34 lines which said: > >> We have received a report of scammers targeting IETF 121 Dublin >> participants, aiming to sell hotel bookings by pretending to be an >> official agent. > > Note that this attack also affects other conferences where the list of > participants is more or less available (I just received this scam > from "housing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" for an unrelated SSH conference.) > > So, for every conference in a remote town, be careful. Except that for most events you book direct to the hotel web site, and don’t await an email from someone who may or may not be the real hotel. Tim
