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Fraud Item: fraud / escroc / estafa: vimind2021, ICOVIMIND, Loran J Thompson, dirro martin, panpacific-resorts, panpacific-resort

Fraudulent message

Hello Colleague,

You have been selected and invited for the International Conference on Virology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases ICOVIMIND 2021. The Conference will be held at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C United States from September 20th-30th, 2021.

The Conference is organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in collaboration with the American Society for Virology (ASV).

Note that registration for this conference is absolutely FREE and delegates are entitled to a FREE United States Visa arrangement by the Organizing Committee. That will include your transportation, feeding, Round Trip Air tickets to both events etc.

For further information kindly contact me immediately
Sincerely,
Mrs Loran J Thompson,
Member,Organizing Committee.
International Conference on Virology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases
ICOVIMIND 2021.

Thank you for your interest in participating in the International Conference on Virology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases {ICOVIMIND 2021}. The Conference will be held at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C United States from September 20th-30th, 2021.

Please be informed that all interested delegates that require an entry visa to attend this meeting in the United States will be assisted in obtaining a visa in their passports.

We have selected a worldwide representation of professionals from several European, Western and Asian countries with recognized expertise in this topic. This Congress will bring together practitioners, researchers and educators from around the world.

Registration Terms and Conditions:
The following terms and conditions set out the legal rules applicable to the {ICOVIMIND 2021} Conference. Participants shall be bound by these terms and conditions upon registering for the Congress and are advised to read and understand these terms carefully before registering. The Organizers will not accept any conditions contradictory to or deviant from these general terms and conditions.

• To be eligible to register for the congress, attendees must be at least 18 years old. Attendees may be asked to present an official identity card stating their age.

• Registrations will not be confirmed until the completed form and reservation receipt are submitted and processed by the registration office.

• Registered attendees are responsible for the cost of their hotel accommodation with the recommended hotel.

• If the maximum attendee capacity is reached, the congress organizers reserve the right to refuse any registration.

• Registered delegates Must Honor the Visa by participating in the congress and returning home after the congress.

• All delegates' details will be kept on our records, we will not share your details with anyone and we will not contact you about anything other than the event you attend - unless you have indicated otherwise.

• The conference organizing committee and sponsors are only responsible for registered delegate’s round trip air tickets and assistance will be given to delegates who require visa to the United States. Delegates without Visa should notify us during registration.

• It is imperative for all delegates to observe relevant security procedures. All delegates are requested to wear their congress badge at all times during their stay at the International Conference on Virology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases {ICOVIMIND 2021}.

Registration:

Registration is FREE and the {ICOVIMIND 2021} Sponsors will cover all participants travel tickets for registered attendees. Attendees can also participate as an INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP OF TWO (2) TO SIX (6) MEMBERS.

In order to be registered to attend the {ICOVIMIND 2021} interested delegates must submit the details below to the registration office with reference number CAR/ICOVIMIND2021/US via e-mail: reg.dept@vimind2021.org.

A. Names Exactly as in Passport
B. Passport Number
C. Date of Birth
D. Place of Birth
E. Country of Residence
F. Occupation
G. Phone Contact
H. Postal Address

Registration Confirmation:

UPON SUBMISSION OF THE ABOVE DETAILS, YOU WILL BE SENT AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM WHICH YOU ARE TO FILL TO CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION. THE REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM IS SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED BY DELEGATES.

Hotel Accommodation:
Registered Delegates are responsible for their hotel accommodation in Washington D.C. where the congress will be held due to the inability of our sponsor organizations to mobilize enough funds to sponsor the number of expected delegates attending the congress.

Attendees are required to make their reservation with the hotel management from September 20th-30th, 2021. You are advised to contact the hotel management for necessary information to make your booking because immediately after your registration is confirmed by our organization, the hotel booking confirmation receipt from the hotel management will be needed to confirm your participation and to ensure that delegates have secured accommodation with the hotel. All meals are included in the room rate. In order to benefit from the subsidized hotel room rate, please reference {ICOVIMIND 2021} when making your reservation.

Requesting an Invitation Letter:
For security purposes, letters of invitation will be sent to delegates who have been registered for the congress. Once your registration is confirmed, a personalized letter of invitation will be sent to you.

U.S. Travel Guide:
Most Canadian citizens and many citizens from Visa Waiver Program countries can come to the U.S. without a visa if they meet certain requirements. Visa waiver travelers from ALL 27 Visa Waiver Program countries must present a machine-readable passport at the U.S. port of entry to enter the U.S. without a visa otherwise a U.S. visa is required.

All participants' visa assistance requests will be forwarded to the U.S. Department of State for visa authorization which shall be sent by fax to the consular section of the U.S. Embassy, in your country of residence. Only on receipt of your filled registration forms, front page of international passport and hotel accommodation confirmation slip, will participant’s visa request be forwarded to the U.S. Bureau Department of State for same day visa authorization, which shall be sent to the Consulate Section of the U.S. Embassy in your country of residence for visa collection. You will be given an appointment date to visit the U.S. Embassy for visa collection after the approval of your visa here in the United States. You are to inform us if you already have a U.S. visa when submitting your registration documents.

Air Ticket:
The sponsors/organizing committee is responsible for all registered delegates Air Tickets. The ticket will cover the participant's country of residence to the United States and back to the participant's country of residence at the end of the conference.

Official Language:
The official languages of the congress are English, Spanish and French. However, a simultaneous translation into English will be provided for all sessions that take place in the main congress room. Interpretation in other languages will be available from speech-to-text reporting.

Please be informed that all delegates required information should be sent to the registration desk via email: info@vimind2021.org as soon as possible for proper registration.

Let me know as soon as you contact registration desk in order to facilitate it ,thanks

Sincerely,
Mrs Loran J Thompson,
Member,Organizing Committee.
International Conference on Virology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases
ICOVIMIND 2021.
Tel: +1-202-600-9515.
Website: www.icovimind2021.org

Dear Guest,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to Pan Pacific Resorts.

We are committed to providing hospitality services of good standards to our guests.

Regarding your request, below is our Water View King official room rate for conference participants. All rates are in U.S Dollar and payment covers feeding too.

ROOM CATEGORY: Discount Rates
A: WATER VIEW KING. 110.00 USD Per Night

Our Water View King rate for conference delegates is 110.00 USD Per Night.
For Ten (10) nights which delegates are expected to stay will be 110.00x10days= 1100.00 USD.

Below is the method of Payment information and our refund policy:

We normally accept payment from our guest upon arrival. Base on the agreement the conference organizers had with our hotel management, that guest booking their rooms for the conference purpose must first make their payment before we issue him/her the official booking confirmation receipt and reservation code.

Therefore we must first confirm your payment before we can send you the booking confirmation receipt and a copy to the conference organizers for acknowledgement.

METHOD OF PAYMENT:

Our Agent bank is TD BANK as it is writing below:

BANK NAME: TD BANK USA
BANK ADDRESS: 4801 17th STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20006
ACCOUNT NAME: OTE-CAT INTERNATIONAL LLC
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 4365916118
ROUTING NUMBER: 054001725
SWIFT CODE: NRTHUS33XXX
ACCOUNT ADDRESS: 32 S FRANKLINTOWN RD BALTIMORE, MD 21223.

In order to be able to forward the confirmation of your Hotel Reservation same day, you will have to send your payment copy by the above means available in your country of residence to our booking agent bank details here in United States (OTE-CAT INTERNATIONAL LLC).

We can only send the Official Hotel booking Confirmation Receipt and reservation code to you and the Conference Organization after we receive your payment, through our booking agent name (OTE-CAT INTERNATIONAL LLC) which you may reach us by e-mail after payment, with the following information to enable our booking agent cash your payment before we can forward the confirmation receipt.

Kindly print out the attached form, fill and forward it to us via our e-mail address together with your payment transfer telegraphic/deposit slip given to you by the transfer agent where payment was sent from to enable us confirm your payment.

Note:

(1) We can only send your Hotel Confirmation Slip when we receive your payment for Hotel Reservation through any of the above method with the scanned receipt of the transfer, sent to us by e-mail attachment.

(2) You must also write down your name and passport numbers on the attached form sent to you. On receipt of your payment, we will forward the booking confirmation receipt of your hotel reservation for days paid for by e-mail attachment and a copy sent to the conference secretariat.
Please note that payment covers feeding too.

REFUND POLICY:

The organizing committee has reached an agreement with the managements of our hotel on Refund policy. Below is the reached agreement.
A) That any individual, group or organization wishing to withdraw their participation in this Conference after the payment of the hotel booking may request for refund in written to the hotel manager.

B) The total payment will be refunded to the individual or group or organization after the reduction of the bank transfer charges.

We thank you for your patronage and wish you a pleasant stay during your visit to our hotel.

Regards,

Mr. DIRRO MARTIN
Tel: 1 (202) 888-0048
Email: info@panpacific-resorts.com
Email: bookings@panpacific-resorts.com
Webpage: www.panpacific-resort.com

Dear Guest,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to Pan Pacific Resorts.

There will be ICOVIMIND 2021 conference in September 20 to September 30 2021 which we have started making reservation and payment for guest coming for the conference.

Kindly pay with the given account details to be able to make your reservation and send you your reservation reference code.

We thank you for your patronage and wish you a pleasant stay during your visit to our hotel.

Regards,

Mr. DIRRO MARTIN
Tel: 1 (202) 888-0048
Email: info@panpacific-resorts.com
Email: bookings@panpacific-resorts.com
Webpage: www.panpacific-resort.com

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