ALERT: Fraudulent E-Mails, Calls, and Phishing Scams
Many organizations, including ASOR, are being targeted by companies that mine for contact information to use in phishing scams such as mailing lists, money transfer requests, and fake hotel reservations. Unfortunately, ASOR members have reported receiving e-mails from individuals representing fraudulent companies or organizations selling mailing lists or asking for money/gift cards with an ambiguous reference to ASOR. For example, we have seen messages that appear to be sent from “Andrew G. Vaughn” asking for money or Amazon gift cards, as well as individuals offering fake mailings lists for “Schools of Oriental Research Professionals Database.”
These individuals are not authorized by ASOR, the Annual Meeting hotel, or any of ASOR’s partners, to contact you on our behalf. No one from ASOR will contact you to ask for credit card information or banking details to be sent by e-mail. Always check the e-mail address of the sender – a message from ASOR will end in @asor.org (not gmail or another account).
When making hotel reservations for ASOR’s Annual Meeting, book directly in ASOR’s Room Block at the conference hotel via the link or telephone number listed on ASOR’s website. No one will call you from ASOR or the hotel asking you to make a hotel reservation.
More information on phishing scams is available on the Federal Trade Commission’s website. A list of companies known for mailing list and hotel scams can be found below. We will do everything we can to address this situation and we appreciate your cooperation. Please let us know if you receive a fraudulent e-mail or phone call.
Company names known for mailing list scams:
Aim Digital Pros
Asset Media Leads
b2bleadsandcontactsexpo
b2bDataKernel
Bizbusinesstech
Carlsons B2B
CMI Event Travel
Conferencelseadexpos
Contact Attendees From Show
Contact Expos Lead
Conventioneers.us
Demand Generation Executive
Dynamic Global Leads
ETB
E-List Appenders
Event Attendees
Events 323
Eventsb2b
Event Travel Planners
Expo and Show Contacts
Expo Conferences Leads
Expo Lead Contact
Event Prospex
GlobalDataSol.com
Global Housing Corp
Info USA E-Data
International Business Pro
ListExpo.Info
Leadsexpo
Leads Expos Conference
Metric Valor
Micro Info Tek
Pro Asset Media
Procure Marketing Guide
Targeted Mails
TekInfo Hub Services
Trade Shows Lead
Trade Show Organizer
Trimax Leads
VoSystecnology
Any Emails coming from executivedirector990@gmail.com or similar gmail accounts.
Company names known for hotel scams:
A&C Marketing
Advanced Travel Systems
Allied Acquisition Services
Book My Rooms
Booking.com
Condos at OCC
CCBB-Housing
CBS International
CBS (Corporate Booking Services) International
CH Planners
Convention Hotel Management
Convention Hotel Services
Convention Housing
Convention Housing Authority
Convention Housing Services/Convention Expo Travel
Conventioneers LLC
ECTC Group/Executive Convention Travel
Elite Corporate Planners
ETB – Exhibition Travel Bureau
Event Connections
Event Egg
Events Plus, Inc.
Event Travel Planners
Execu-Link Corp.
Executive Events
Exhibition Housing Services
Exhibition Housing Management/EHM Travel
Exhibition Speed Services
Exhibitors Hotel Reservations Services
Exhibitor Housing Services
Expo Housing
Expo Housing Services/EHS
GE Group Travel
Global Corporate Consultants (GCC Inc.)
Global Corporate Events, Inc.
Global Events Group
Global Expo Travel LLC
Global Housing Company
Global Housing Management/GHM Travel
Global Housing Services Corporation
Global Travel Partners
Global Travel Planner
Golden Events
Group TIRA/TIRA Convention Management
HDMC Group
HICORD
Hotel Angels, LLC
IEA Event Planning
International Events, Inc./IEP Group
Itravel, Inc.
JTR Holdings Inc.
Kiana Lawyer PH (caller named Tom from 443 area code)
Le Company, LLC
National Travel Accommodations/NTA
National Travel Associates (NTA)
NSCN Services
NTA Rooms
Progress Expo
Pro Housing LLC
Room Connections/Rooms Connect, Limited
Res Prohousing
Show Coordinators
Skyline Housing (affiliated with CCRA)
Six Point Travel
Stay Right Travel, LLC
Tarzango LLC
Tira Convention Travel Management/Group Tira Trade Show Housing
Trade Show Reservations, LLC
Trade Show Planners, LLC
TradeShow Housing
Travelingo Inc
Travel Maker
XM Corp./XM Corporation
Xpo Planners, Inc
