Dear all,
Probably, the last message on this subject. CIDOC has
received at least 3 similar messages for the annual
conference in St. Petersburg.
The board has decided to refuse all such requests,
after a short checking on the names of the persons.
So, ICME took the right decision, also.

Dr. Virgil Stefan NITULESCU
CIDOC editor

>
> Thank you to all for informative contributions with
> sensible advice on
> how to handle fake conference registrations. Maybe a
> short notice with
> information and advice in ICOM News would be a good
> idea? After all, new
> boards with no previous experience are elected every
> 3 years, so a
> warning to all ICOM members through ICOM News might
> be appropriate.
>
> Per
>
> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: David Elliott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sendt: 12. august 2003 03:54
> Til: [log in to unmask]
> Emne: Re: Fake conference registrations?
>
>
> Dear Per,
> CIMAM also has had the same experience. It started
> about two years ago.
> At the beginning I used to reply Asking for more
> information about their
> museum/curatorial practice - now i just trash them
> automatically.
>
> david elliott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amareswar Galla" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Fake conference registrations?
>
>
> > Dear Per,
> >
> > I have had the same experience several times. In
> fact, several such
> > requests were made in the lead up to the ICOM
> ASPAC meeting in
> > Shanghai last year.
> >
> > I did a similar check and found that they were
> organisations without a
>
> > base. What is even more disturbing is that they
> seem to read the
> > minutes of our meetings - AC and EC and follow up
> from the notes with
> > requests
> for
> > letters of invitation.
> >
> > Almost all the e-mails have come from Nigeria. I
> do not waste time on
> > these mails any more.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing this. I wonder how many others
> have met with this
> > irritation.
> >
> > But my apologies to my Nigerian colleagues. I
> suggest that one way to
> deal
> > with this probelm is to refer all such requests to
> ICOM Nigeria for
> follow
> > up or comment.
> >
> > Amar
> >
> > > Dear ICOM colleagues,
> > >
> > > In connection with the forthcoming ICME
> conference in Romania, we
> > > have received some registrations from different
> parts of Africa, but
>
> > > particularly Nigeria, where we have not succeded
> in confirming the
> > > identity of the person/institution/organization.
> They do not ask for
>
> > > money, but seem to want an answer confirming
> their conference
> registration
> > > or a letter of invitation. Both can of course be
> used to secure a
> > > visa
> to
> > > a European country.
> > >
> > > I suspect this is a new variant from the
> Nigerian swindlers we know
> too
> > > well. This suspicion was strengthened when I
> searched on the
> > > internet
> on
> > > the name of one of the institutions and found no
> web page connected
> > > to
> it,
> > > but two persons allegedly coming from that
> institution registered as
>
> > > participants at an international conference.
> > >
> > > Do any one of you have similar experiences or
> know something more
> about
> > > this?
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > > Per
> > >
> > > Per B. Rekdal
> > > ICME president
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