Nobody has invited them and yet they’re here: scammers frequently attack online users and some prospective conference participants have become their target. Regrettably, some members have even suffered significant financial losses!
Please stay alert! EASA and its Exec will NEVER ask you for money on EASA’s behalf! Any personalised emails asking members for money transfers and promising reimbursements are fraud and should be ignored/deleted.
Check these simple rules to know how to avoid being tricked by fake emails:
Here is how to recognise a scam attempt:
Scammers use deceitful tactics, some of which are really sly. The most recent strategy is to write desperate-sounding emails allegedly from Hayal Akarsu’s account, asking for very specific amount of money and using an email address that only after careful scrutiny turns out to be false. Please note that Hayal’s email has not been hacked: scammers use a fake email address pretending to be the EASA President.
Other examples of scam attempts:
