Event email scams
Stop event email scams before your exhibitors pay
Fake invoices, hotel offers and “official partner” emails land in your exhibitors’ inboxes every season, dressed up as you. SummitShield gives them a way to check in seconds, proves your real emails are real, and warns you early.
How the scam works
It usually goes like this
They get your list
From a leak, a scraped website or last year’s exhibitor guide.
The emails start
Your name, your logo, an urgent deadline and a new way to pay.
It looks just like you
And everyone is busy before a show.
Too late
Usually from an upset exhibitor, after the money’s gone.
Red flags to look out for
If you see any of these, stop and check before you pay or reply.
- Urgency: “pay today or lose your stand”
- A change of bank details
- An address that’s nearly yours, or a free email account
- Prices that are too good, especially for hotels
- A “renewal” for something they never ordered
What to tell your exhibitors
Five habits that stop these scams. Copy them into your next newsletter.
- 1Never pay a new bank account without checking it with us first
- 2Check any email, website or number on our check page
- 3Look for the stamp on our invoices, and click it
- 4Forward anything that feels wrong to our check address
- 5Only use the suppliers listed as official
How SummitShield helps
Protection at every step
Check page and check address
Exhibitors forward anything suspicious and get a plain answer in seconds.
How it worksEmail stamps
Your invoices and payment emails carry a stamp anyone can check.
How it worksGenuine email record
Copy us in and your real emails are confirmed as genuine.
How it worksScam alerts across events
Scams confirmed at other events are recognised straight away.
How it worksProtection plan and score
Lock your domain so nobody can send from your exact address.
How it worksTrack down and report
Get the scammer’s domain and email account switched off at the source.
How it worksLive example
See how an event shows its official suppliers and known scams
Try the official directory and scam check for a made-up event. Paste one of its scam addresses and see the instant answer, browse its official suppliers, and see the scams already reported.
Questions people ask
What are the most common event email scams?
Fake hotel and room block offers, sales of “the attendee list”, invoices with changed bank details, fake official directory listings and renewals, and fake ticket or registration pages.
How can exhibitors tell if an event email is genuine?
With SummitShield they forward it to your event’s check address, or paste it into your check page, and get an answer in seconds. Stamped emails can be checked with one click.
Can you stop scam emails reaching my exhibitors?
We can’t control other people’s inboxes, but we can make sure nobody can send from your exact domain, warn people early, and help get the scammer’s domain switched off.
Other scams we help stop
The scams that follow events around
Phone and text scams
Phone scams target event exhibitors with fake housing, directory and stand calls.
Read moreHotel and room scams
Room poachers and fake housing bureaux target exhibitors and attendees with cheap hotel offers.
Read moreAttendee list scams
Exhibitors get offered “your event’s attendee list” for sale.
Read moreFake event websites
Fake event websites sell tickets, stands and rooms in your name.
Read moreInvoice and payment scams
Fake stand invoices and “new bank details” emails cost exhibitors thousands.
Read moreThe 8 most common event scams
A plain guide to how each one works, the signs to look for and how to stop it.
Read the guideFree 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.