The New Wave of Conference Spam Is AI-Powered — and It’s Getting Worse If you’ve ever attended or spoken at a major conference, you’ve probably received one of these emails: a polished, professional-looking message claiming to be from the conference organizers, offering to sell you “the complete attendee list” for a fee. They don’t actually have these lists. But because …
How We Almost Got Scammed for $19,000: A Warning to All Businesses
October 13, 2026 update: A fake $39,318.01 ACH request Another email using my name arrived at our accounting inbox on October 13, 2026. It said, “Please pay via ACH today,” and was signed “Dennis Yu.” Underneath was a supposed forwarded invoice request claiming an outstanding balance of $39,318.01. I did not authorize this request. I confirmed it was spam and …