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Three Months of Planning Ends in Frustrating Scam

This event scam didn’t rely on urgency. Instead, it replicated the meetings industry’s normal workflow — contracts, planning calls, and vendor coordination — exposing how planners acting as financial intermediaries remain vulnerable.