Event scam protection
Stop scams that use your event’s name
Fake invoices, hotel offers, “attendee lists” and copycat websites reach your exhibitors every season, dressed up as you. SummitShield helps them tell the real from the fake in seconds, and tells you the moment someone’s using your name.
The scams that follow events around
The problem
Your event’s name is worth stealing
The bigger your event, the more your exhibitors spend, and the more convincing a scam that borrows your name. Here’s how it usually goes.
They gather your contacts
From a leaked list, your own website, or last year’s exhibitor guide.
They copy you
A lookalike website, a lookalike address, your logo and your wording.
The emails and calls start
Rooms, lists, invoices, renewals. Urgent, plausible, and paid by transfer.
You hear about it
From an exhibitor who has already paid, and blames the event.
Close the gap
Shrink the time between a scam starting and everyone knowing
No one can stop every scammer from trying. What you can do is make sure your exhibitors can spot the fake instantly, and that you hear about it in hours, not weeks. That’s what SummitShield is for.
How SummitShield worksIllustration. How quickly a scam is spotted depends on how it’s sent and how widely it’s reported.
What you get
Everything your exhibitors need to tell real from fake
Simple tools, written in plain English, that work with the email and website you already have.
Fake website watch, with the evidence done for you
We look for copies of your website every day. Each one is photographed safely beside your real site, so you can see what it is without visiting it. Mark it as a scam and the evidence pack is ready: screenshots, dates, who registered it and what it copies.
- Found daily, photographed safely
- An evidence pack, ready to send
- Reports to the people who can take it down
Takedown prepared, not just “reported”
Everything a browser safety team, domain seller or hosting company needs, gathered in one place and written up for you to send. You read it first. Replies come straight back.
Track down and report“Is this really you?” answered in seconds
Every event gets a check address and a check page. Exhibitors forward anything suspicious, or paste it in, and get a plain answer. Anything we can’t settle comes to you, and your answer goes back to them.
See an example check pageFind out which list leaked
Hide a made-up contact in every list you share with hotels, partners and platforms. If anyone ever contacts one, you know exactly which copy got out.
Planted contacts| Name | Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Ama Mensah | Northlight | ama@northlight… |
| Tom Reilly | Kestrel AV | tom@kestrelav… |
| Priya Sharma | Vale Studio | priya@… |
| Jon Hughes | Fabrik | jon@fabrik… |
Copy us in, and we’ll vouch for you
Add your private SummitShield address to the Bcc of your real emails. We keep them on record, so when an exhibitor checks one later, they’re told straight away it’s genuine.
Genuine email recordStamp the emails that matter
Before an invoice, a payment reminder or the exhibitor manual goes out, stamp it. Anyone can click the stamp to see what your real email looked like, who sent it and where its links go. Copy it into a fake, and it’s flagged.
- One stamp, one email: it can’t be moved to another
- Works in Outlook, Gmail and your newsletter tool
- Two clicks from the free Quick Stamp app, on desktop or phone
Lock down your event’s email domain
A simple protection plan and a score out of 100. Each step closes a way scammers use your name, explained in plain words, with a ready-written note for whoever runs your IT.
Protection plan and scoreLive example
See what your exhibitors would see
Every event gets its own official directory and scam check. Try a working example for a made-up event: its official suppliers, the scams already reported, and the instant answer when you paste one.
Every report is read by AI, as well as our own checks
Scams change their wording all the time. So alongside our own checks, AI reads every email, call and message people report, looking for the tactics scams and phishing rely on: pressure to pay, a new bank account, someone pretending to be you, a login page that isn’t yours.
- Catches new scams that don’t match anything seen before
- Spots a logo that’s been altered, or an old one you no longer use
- Explains what it noticed, in plain English
- Drafts the takedown reports you send
- Never decides alone: our own checks make the final call
Stronger together
A scam spotted at one event is caught at all of them
The same scammers work their way through the events calendar. When a scam is confirmed at any event we protect, it’s recognised everywhere, so your exhibitors are warned before you’ve even seen it. Nothing private is ever shared.
Scam alerts across eventsEverything included
All of it, free
No tiers, no trial, no card. Every feature for every organiser.
Fake website watch
Find fake event websites, ticket sites and booking pages copying your event.
Email stamps
Add a stamp to important event emails like invoices and payment reminders.
Quick Stamp app
A free app for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.
Check page and check address
Give your exhibitors and attendees one place to check whether an email, website, phone number or invoice really comes from your event.
Genuine email record
Copy SummitShield into your real event emails and we keep them on record, so anyone who later checks one is told straight away that it’s genuine.
Planted contacts
Plant made-up contacts in the lists you share with hotels, partners and platforms.
Protection plan and score
Lock down your event’s email domain so scammers can’t send as you, one simple step at a time.
Website badge and copy alerts
Add one line of code to your event website to show a verified badge to visitors and get an alert when a copy of your site appears somewhere else.
Track down and report
Find the companies a scam relies on, from the domain seller to the email provider, and send them clear, reviewed reports in a few clicks.
Scam alerts across events
A scam confirmed at one event is recognised at every event we protect.
Phone and text scam reports
Exhibitors can check a phone number against your official numbers and report scam calls and texts.
Official suppliers
List your stand builder, housing bureau and other partners, so their genuine emails aren’t doubted and fake “official partners” are caught.
Getting started
Up and running in an afternoon
Add your event
And prove your domain is yours, with a little help.
Tell us what’s yours
Email addresses, websites, phone numbers, bank accounts and suppliers.
Share your check page
In your exhibitor manual, email footers and joining instructions.
We keep watch
And tell you the moment something needs you.
Who it’s for
Built for everyone around an event
Organisers
Protect your reputation and your exhibitors, with far fewer “is this you?” emails to answer.
See the featuresExhibitors and attendees
Check any email, website, number or invoice in seconds. No account, nothing to install.
For exhibitorsAgencies and associations
Run several events from one account, with your team, your suppliers and your own scoring.
It’s freeQuestions people ask
What is SummitShield?
SummitShield protects events from people pretending to be them. It gives your exhibitors and attendees a quick way to check whether an email, website, phone number or invoice is really yours, finds fake websites copying you, and warns you early when your event is being targeted.
Who is it for?
Event organisers of every size: conferences, trade shows, festivals, associations and agencies. Your exhibitors and attendees use it too, without needing an account.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. SummitShield is free for event organisers, courtesy of Just Attend, the event management platform.
Does it stop every scam?
No service can promise that. SummitShield closes the gap between a scam starting and you and your exhibitors knowing about it, and makes your genuine communication easy to check. It works alongside sensible precautions, not instead of them.
Does SummitShield use AI?
Yes. Alongside our own checks, AI reads every report for the tactics scams and phishing emails use, checks any logo against your real one, explains what it noticed, and drafts the takedown reports you send. It never decides on its own, and anything AI worked out is clearly marked.
How long does it take to set up?
Most organisers are up and running in an afternoon: add your event, tell us what’s really yours, and share your check page with your exhibitors.
Free for event organisers
Protect your event today. It’s free.
Set up in an afternoon. Your exhibitors and attendees get a place to check what’s really you, and you get an early warning when someone uses your name.