If you hadn't heard the news, about 6,000 people were duped out of $15 and vendors out of almost $4,000 each:
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Here's an excerpt from CBS news:
Thousands of brides-to-be and wedding vendors will be disappointed if they show up for the Spring Home and Bridal Show at Boston's Hynes Convention Center this weekend. The show doesn't exist; it was a scam.
Police say a website advertised a bridal show featuring "fabulous gifts and prizes" and about 6,000 people fell for it. The victims of this scam paid registration fees and bought floor space through the website which promised elegant wedding displays and free samples.
Entire article can be seen here at:
There is good news for some of those folks however...
The Plimoth Plantation (http://www.plimoth.org/) stepped up & invited the duped public to their event this weekend on March 7th at 12pm - 4PM :http://plimoth.org/features/bridal/
How to recognize similar scams:
1. Check the website to make sure it has some type of secure seal or site certificate - but also click on the seal to verify it. See an example from our site http://www.myeventguru.com/ below. These sites have verified themselves and the proper authorities can track them down.
2. Check with the event location/venue to make sure an event is actually scheduled.
3. If it is a smaller event, do some research on the event provider. They typically will not have the technical savvy or resources to implement a site certificate. Use Google to search for their company, news, or past events.
4. Use common sense. If something just doesn't seem right then question it. This applies to any purchase or online transactions.
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