July 13, 2017
News for Otakon 2017:
Otakon Issues Warning of Fake Hotel Web Site
by Patrick Delahanty, Executive Producer, AnimeCons.comOtakorp is unable to determine if any reservations were taken through this site, if those reservations will be honored, or any information that may have been collected by the site.
If you have not received a reservation confirmation e-mail which looks like the official confirmation pictured below, Otakon urges you to contact Experient immediately at (800) 967-8852 or [email protected]. International residents may call +1-847-996-5832.
John Nadzam, Hotel and Venue Manager for Otakorp, said in a written statement, "We are very sorry this has happened, but we are glad we caught it. Our members are important to us, because we are also fans, cosplayers, artists and dreamers. Our mantra from day one has been 'by fans for fans' and we mean it. I know, I was there, and we could have never got here any other way."