IHG Hospitality - Scam or genuine?
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Had an email this morning from a company called Informa Hospitality Group offering premium Paddock Club packages a couple of GPs this year for £1,400. What they are offering would cost well in excess of £12k direct from F1.
I'm normally pretty hot on scams but checking them out, they appear legit and have responded promptly to my request for more info. The price is because of client cancellations.... but that still seems way too good to be true!
I missed out on a genuine offers like this a few years back where I was convinced it was a wind-up but a colleague booked and had a great time so I know that such deals can sometimes be had but something smells odd to me.
Anyone had any dealings with IHG?
I'm normally pretty hot on scams but checking them out, they appear legit and have responded promptly to my request for more info. The price is because of client cancellations.... but that still seems way too good to be true!
I missed out on a genuine offers like this a few years back where I was convinced it was a wind-up but a colleague booked and had a great time so I know that such deals can sometimes be had but something smells odd to me.
Anyone had any dealings with IHG?
IHG = InterContinental Hotels Group, i.e. Holiday Inn etc. Why would you choose a company name that was so similar, particularly as the I is not the initial of a real word.
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Informa Hospitality Group say they have 13 years experience in hospitality but their website was registered 5 weeks ago.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
ralphrj said:
Informa Hospitality Group say they have 13 years experience in hospitality but their website was registered 5 weeks ago.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
LOL. Website to be taken down by FOM in 3, 2, 1…. According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
ralphrj said:
Informa Hospitality Group say they have 13 years experience in hospitality but their website was registered 5 weeks ago.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
What are you suggesting? According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
ralphrj said:
Informa Hospitality Group say they have 13 years experience in hospitality but their website was registered 5 weeks ago.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
Yeah - just established the same thing.According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
Their follow up email stated:
"Please note that all of our bookings are first confirmed by the FIA and will be confirmed in writing at your confirmation stage with us."
I"m not certain but I'm fairly sure the FIA don't sell tickets!
StevieBee said:
Yeah - just established the same thing.
Their follow up email stated:
"Please note that all of our bookings are first confirmed by the FIA and will be confirmed in writing at your confirmation stage with us."
I"m not certain but I'm fairly sure the FIA don't sell tickets!
cant you just mess them about, asking for extra ticket quotes, say you work for a big company and interested in other events - see how ridiculous you can get before they realise the joke is on them.Their follow up email stated:
"Please note that all of our bookings are first confirmed by the FIA and will be confirmed in writing at your confirmation stage with us."
I"m not certain but I'm fairly sure the FIA don't sell tickets!
might be worth looking at the email headers - may reveal useful info.
BrettMRC said:
ralphrj said:
Informa Hospitality Group say they have 13 years experience in hospitality but their website was registered 5 weeks ago.
According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
What are you suggesting? According to their website, Informa Hospitality Group is a division of Informa Expo Limited. Informa Expo Limited was registered as a £1 company in August 2022 and has never filed any accounts.
The only director of Informa Expo Limited is 21 years old and lives above a corner shop in Wolverhampton.
Run don't walk.
I get this crap occasionally. This one arrived yesterday, dodgy email address, company reg number is a medical services company, postal address is a university location. Dodgy as a dodgy thing, just delete this rubbish and move on.
Sender : "IHG" <harry@theihgroup.co.uk>
Mail from : 1044235@hamfrj.shared.klaviyomail.com
Received : Monday, January 8, 2024 2:43 PM GMT
Direction : Inbound
Ever dreamed of walking the Pit Lane and rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities at the British Grand Prix...Here's your chance!
Due to an existing client cancellation, we now have 12 exclusive weekend Paddock Club passes with full VIP hospitality. The F1 British Grand Prix 2024 will take place at Silverstone between 5th-7th July 2024 and this package includes full hospitality across all 3 days for just £1,499 per person (+VAT).
Harry Reid
Head of Sales
e: harry@theihgroup.co.uk
t: 0161 312 6788
w: theihgroup.co.uk
Informa Hospitality Group
City tower
New York street
Manchester
M1 4BT
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
Sender : "IHG" <harry@theihgroup.co.uk>
Mail from : 1044235@hamfrj.shared.klaviyomail.com
Received : Monday, January 8, 2024 2:43 PM GMT
Direction : Inbound
Ever dreamed of walking the Pit Lane and rubbing shoulders with A-list celebrities at the British Grand Prix...Here's your chance!
Due to an existing client cancellation, we now have 12 exclusive weekend Paddock Club passes with full VIP hospitality. The F1 British Grand Prix 2024 will take place at Silverstone between 5th-7th July 2024 and this package includes full hospitality across all 3 days for just £1,499 per person (+VAT).
Harry Reid
Head of Sales
e: harry@theihgroup.co.uk
t: 0161 312 6788
w: theihgroup.co.uk
Informa Hospitality Group
City tower
New York street
Manchester
M1 4BT
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
Appears Harry wasn't doing a terribly good job as Scott has taken over;
If you wish to reserve these places or have any questions, please reply to this email and I will be happy to assist you with the next steps. Please note, we only have 8 places available for in this exclusive facility.
Scott Young
Head of Sales
e: scott@theihgroup.co.uk
t: 0161 312 6788
w: theihgroup.co.uk
Informa Hospitality Group
City tower
New York street
Manchester
M1 4BT
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. For details on how we handle your information, please review our Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns or wish to opt out of communications, please contact us. Informa Expo Ltd complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The fact they can't spell their own company name correctly and company number 14404597 is for WILSON & MELVILLE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED would suggest its a scam
If you wish to reserve these places or have any questions, please reply to this email and I will be happy to assist you with the next steps. Please note, we only have 8 places available for in this exclusive facility.
Scott Young
Head of Sales
e: scott@theihgroup.co.uk
t: 0161 312 6788
w: theihgroup.co.uk
Informa Hospitality Group
City tower
New York street
Manchester
M1 4BT
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. For details on how we handle your information, please review our Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns or wish to opt out of communications, please contact us. Informa Expo Ltd complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The fact they can't spell their own company name correctly and company number 14404597 is for WILSON & MELVILLE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED would suggest its a scam
Edited by simoncorrigan on Wednesday 24th January 15:50
Official FIA statement on IHG and Prive Global Events:
https://www.fia.com/news/warning-fraudulent-sales-...
“The FIA has recently become aware that companies named Privè Global Events and Informa Hospitality Group have sent emails offering to sell hospitality packages to FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
“As part of those offers, these fraudulent companies have been providing its potential customers with letters purporting to have been sent to it by the FIA to confirm the allocation of hospitality passes in the names of Privè Global Events’ or Informa Hospitality Group’ customers. Those letters can feature the FIA’s name and logo, alongside the names of bona fide FIA staff members, of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and F1 logo.
“However, Privè Global Events and Informa Hospitality Group are not authorised by the FIA (or any of its affiliated entities) to sell hospitality package tickets to Grand Prix. The letters that these companies have been providing to its potential customers were not sent by the FIA or any authorised entities. Accordingly, any representation from these companies relating to the FIA should be ignored.”
https://www.fia.com/news/warning-fraudulent-sales-...
“The FIA has recently become aware that companies named Privè Global Events and Informa Hospitality Group have sent emails offering to sell hospitality packages to FIA Formula One World Championship Grand Prix.
“As part of those offers, these fraudulent companies have been providing its potential customers with letters purporting to have been sent to it by the FIA to confirm the allocation of hospitality passes in the names of Privè Global Events’ or Informa Hospitality Group’ customers. Those letters can feature the FIA’s name and logo, alongside the names of bona fide FIA staff members, of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship and F1 logo.
“However, Privè Global Events and Informa Hospitality Group are not authorised by the FIA (or any of its affiliated entities) to sell hospitality package tickets to Grand Prix. The letters that these companies have been providing to its potential customers were not sent by the FIA or any authorised entities. Accordingly, any representation from these companies relating to the FIA should be ignored.”
simoncorrigan said:
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
The fact they can't spell their own company name correctly and company number 14404597 is for WILSON & MELVILLE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED would suggest its a scam
Edited by simoncorrigan on Wednesday 24th January 15:50
MustangGT said:
simoncorrigan said:
Informa Hospitality Group is a trading name of Infora Expo Ltd. Company no. 14404597
The fact they can't spell their own company name correctly and company number 14404597 is for WILSON & MELVILLE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED would suggest its a scam
Edited by simoncorrigan on Wednesday 24th January 15:50
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