Warning
Gastvrij Rotterdam / Rotterdam Ahoy regularly receives complaints and questions from exhibitors who have been contacted by email by companies such as Expo Pythonleads asking if they would like to receive the visitor list of Gastvrij Rotterdam. These are phishing messages and therefore fake! We would like to emphasize that there is in no way a cooperation or solidarity between Gastvrij Rotterdam / Rotterdam Ahoy and Expo Pythonleads or other similar parties.
These mails are neither from us nor in cooperation with us. Rotterdam Ahoy abides by the requirements of laws and regulations regarding the processing of Personal Data, including the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation ("AVG").
How to protect yourself from phishing messages: always be alert!
Check the sender's email address. Gastvrij Rotterdam / Rotterdam Ahoy emails you with email addresses ending in @ahoy.nl or @gastvrij-rotterdam.nl. If you receive an unexpected email or an email that you have no idea where it came from, do not open it but delete it. Never click on a link or open any attachment in it.
What's the best thing to do?
Forward any suspicious email claiming to be from Gastvrij Rotterdam / Rotterdam Ahoy to [email protected] and then delete it immediately. Always make sure your antivirus and anti-spyware software is up-to-date and that your firewall is strong.
Similar companies you should also watch out for:
- Fair Guide: This letter comes from the Austrian or Slovak company Construct Data Publishers, suggesting it is intended to pass on corrections to the listing in FAIR Guide and a registration at www.inter-fairs.com to keep your company information up-to-date. After signing the letter, these companies are tied to an annual payment of a substantial amount for a period of time, for a consideration that is not really made clear.
- Expo Guide: Expo Guide sends companies a letter with a form to correct data for a listing in Expo Guide. Again, after signing the letter, one is bound to pay an annual fee of a substantial amount for a specified period of time.
- International Fairs Directory: International Fairs Directory operates out of Costa Rica. This company states at the bottom of the letter that there is no business relationship with the fair organizer. Nevertheless, they do ask to check your business information online and add to it if necessary. This seems risky and we do not recommend responding to this.
Do you have any questions about this? Then get in touch with our team!