Dap, I am sorry to hear about your colleague's experience. Know that I have heard at least two similar stories from others.
There is a growing literature on this topic. Here are some entries from a PubMed search: 1. Are Predatory Conferences the Dark Side of the Open Access Movement?<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158556> Cress PE. Aesthet Surg J. 2017 Jun 1;37(6):734-738. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjw247. No abstract available. PMID: 28158556 [PubMed - in process] Similar articles<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?linkname=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=28158556> 2. Predatory Publication: The Conference Version.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28099669> Yoder-Wise PS. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2017 Jan 1;48(1):3. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20170110-01. No abstract available. PMID: 28099669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Similar articles<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?linkname=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=28099669> 3. "Buyer Beware!" predatory conferences: Avoiding an expensive mistake.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27910288> Rossiter RC, Stone TE. Nurs Health Sci. 2016 Dec;18(4):414-415. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12318. No abstract available. PMID: 27910288 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Similar articles<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?linkname=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=27910288> 4. Conference Wolves in Sheep's Clothing.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27357574> Sorooshian S. Sci Eng Ethics. 2016 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27357574 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Similar articles<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?linkname=pubmed_pubmed&from_uid=27357574> 7. Predatory publishing, questionable peer review, and fraudulent conferences.<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657363> Bowman JD. Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Dec 15;78(10):176. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7810176. PMID: 25657363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article Miguel From: Dap Louw [mailto:lou...@ufs.ac.za] Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 5:19 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Warning: fraud conferences I just want to warn Tipsters (who don't already know about this) against fake conferences. Yes, first fake journals, now fake conferences. I know of a colleague who has lost a significant amount of money this way. A typical example is the invitation I have just received. See https://10times.com/icebm-aw or https://conferencealerts.com/show-event?id=184977: 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECONOMICS, BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 15th November to 16th November 2017 at the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia (beautiful pictures, etc). I investigated the invitation as the following bothered me: * Although this is indicated as the 8th conference, no proof could be found of any previous conferences with this title. * The organizers use g-mail addresses. Why? * The deadline for submitting papers only closes two months before the Conference. * No programme with e.g. keynote speakers is available. * No information on accommodation, etc is available * The conference takes place under the auspices of the Academic Research Foundations(India). India? Malasia? At the end it proved to be a fraud. So, next time you receive an invitation, first check! Take care. Dap Louw University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa HERE IS THE INVITATION: Re: Call for Paper - 8th International Conference on ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 15-16 November 2017; VENUE: Four Seasons Resorts; Langkawi, Malaysia Dear Sir\Madam, Sub: Call for Paper's I hope and wish that this mail will find you in best of the health and spirit. We would like to inform you that we are organizing an '8th International Conference on ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 15-16 November 2017; VENUE: Four Seasons Resorts; Langkawi, Malaysia '. I shall be very grateful to you if you participate in this conference. I am enclosing the call for paper for the same with this mail. All Accepted Papers will published Scopus Index Journals and JEL Index and Listed journals. IJABER; IJER and MII is indexed in: Scopus (Elsevier) EconLit (American Economic Association) IJABER; IJER* and MII is listed in: Australian Business Deans Council Journal Rankings List 2016* Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) - Australian Government - Australian Research Council, Australia. 1. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research- ISSN: 0972-7302(SCOPUS INDEX JOURNALS) 2. International Journal of Economic Research - ISSN: 0972-938(SCOPUS INDEX JOURNALS) 3. Man in India - ISSN: 0025-1569 (SCOPUS INDEX JOURNALS) Special Note for Participants: All articles will get published in our journals and journal copies will be handover at the time of conference. Deadline for Submission of Full Papers: 15th September 2017. All Correspondence to Submission e-mail: icebs...@gmail.com<mailto:icebs...@gmail.com>, vijaykumarjha2...@gmail.com<mailto:vijaykumarjha2...@gmail.com> Kindly forward the same to your friends, colleagues and ask them to join the conference. We need your help for making this Conference Successful. Thanks and looking for your kind reply, Yours sincerely for Academic Research Foundations (India) Vijay Jha Conference Organizer: ICEBSS-2017 Academic Research Foundations (India) 4383/4A, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002 (India) e-mail: vijaykumarjha2...@gmail.com<mailto:vijaykumarjha2...@gmail.com> website: www.arfc.co.in<http://www.arfc.co.in/> Ph.: 011-23259212 (M) 08826561892 [UFS Logo] Dap Louw Extraordinary Professor: Psychology Buitengewone Professor: Sielkunde Faculty / Fakulteit: The Humanities / Geesteswetenskappe PO Box / Posbus 339, Bloemfontein 9300, Republic of South Africa / Republiek van Suid-Afrika [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_tel.jpg]27(0)43 841 1193 [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_cel.jpg]27(0)83 391 8331 [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_mail.jpg]lou...@ufs.ac.za<mailto:lou...@ufs.ac.za> [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_facebook.png]<http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/University-of-the-Free-State/175257709184139>[http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_twitter.png]<http://twitter.com/#%21/UFSweb>[http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/icon_youtube.png]<http://www.youtube.com/UFSWeb> [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/inspire.jpg] [http://apps.ufs.ac.za/emailsignature/siteimages/inspireer.jpg] ________________________________ University of the Free State: This message and its contents are subject to a disclaimer. 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