Rico, Joao, With such an interesting disclosure and keen effort, it is after all worth a story!!!!! Best Rahul
On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 4:52 PM Joao Paulo Cota <[email protected]> wrote: > Fred, > I have checked that website www.10times.com > It is based in India and anybody can just link a social media account or > create an account with them, with zero checks, and create an event. > Just ridiculous, no checks of any type are done. So it appears to be some > fake entries in there. > The Covid conference shows as 500 people expected to attend 'from previous > years estimates'. > Did you guys ever had a similar covid-19 event in Goa before with 500 > delegates from all over the world attending? Is there any venue for this > kind of figure in Goa? > So, to test it, I have created an event for the 25th November called the > 'International conference of the spoon licking society', where I assume > more than 1500 members worldwide are expected to attend, where they will > need to bring their own favourite spoon to lick. > It will be a blast! 🙂 > Because that website has high paid Google search index, it will appear > right on top of any related search. > Fake data generated on such spurious events will inflate hotel booking > prices, flight prices, etc. which is bad, as one is creating an artificial > 'demand' for Goa tourism. Hence, anybody who genuinely wants to go to Goa > at those times, they will face higher rates on everything they try to book. > I am not sure who is behind this scam, but no prizes to guess which > industries will benefit from this. > Will check if anybody will contact me or if the designated venue might > tell me off. > Tried to do the venue at your house, but they only accept their > pre-defined establishments. > Will delete it shortly. > Thanks, > JP > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> on behalf of fredericknoronha < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 08 November 2023 04:39 > *To:* Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [GRN] Re: Upcoming conferences in Goa (November 2023)? > > A friend wrote back to me off-list: "OMG! Didn't know Goa had become such > a conference hub. It was not like that in the years I visited.... It surely > makes up for lost foreign tourists, while visitors are probably in the > demographics eyed by the government..." > > When initially posted, I did comment: "There seems to be a lot getting > announced for Goa this month. Are these legit events?" Am still not sure if > these are genuine events. Some seem to be announcing tiny hotels as their > venues (couldn't go through the entire list). If anyone has pointers on > this, kindly share... Either way, it's a story :-) > > FN > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/501cb198-5f75-4c79-a040-32047e1e50b1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/501cb198-5f75-4c79-a040-32047e1e50b1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB21615E0860A4608E9180402282A8A%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB21615E0860A4608E9180402282A8A%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With kind regards, Rahul Tripathi Professor Political Science Programme D.D.Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies Goa University Taleigao Plateau,Goa,403206 Tel: 91-8669609-149/152 (Office Landline) Mobile: +91-9822126981 email : [email protected] [email protected] -- Disclaimer visit: https://www.unigoa.ac.in/docs/disclaimer.html <https://www.unigoa.ac.in/docs/disclaimer.html>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAABnC-Omk4xqhHEwnYx%3Dg_325S8yaRwb1%3DJrMGvPUHKKP1%2BUzw%40mail.gmail.com.
