Bridal Scam
We would also like to draw our readers’ attention to interesting media articles on a scam, with something of a twist. The scam involved a purported bridal convention in Boston, which would be held at a convention center, and even claimed part of the profits from the event would be donated to earthquake victims in Haiti. It appears there are many victims of this scam including a significant number of wedding industry vendors and an estimated 5,000 individuals who bought tickets to attend. The scam came to light when an executive from the company who owns the convention center found the Web site promoting the event, which he knew was not booked at the center, and notified authorities. It appears the scam used radio, social networking, tweets, facebook and the scammer’s Web site to promote the event.
http://blogs.findlaw.com/injured/2010/03/bridal-no-show-the-boston-bridal-show-scam.html
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/03/02/advertised_bridal_show_a_scam_fbi_police_say/?page=1
