A little searching finds this:
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Phishy Conference
Posted on 2010/09/27 by Sam
A couple of friends just received the following email, inviting them to a marine biotechnology conference in China this spring. Turns out it’s a scam: this company makes up all kinds of fake conferences in different scientific fields. When you register, they steal your credit card. So don’t register.
It’s actually kind of amazing how believable this looks at first glance: the sessions are all on real topics, and they have a professional-looking website. I wonder, now that people know to be wary of Nigerian princes trying to give away their fortunes, if email phishing is headed in this direction—i.e., more sophisticated and targeted.
The original email is below: ...
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