It seems renewable energy conference scams are a growing trend, so Alternative Energy Africa became a bit suspicious when approached by Thembuland Royal Empire. The invitation was to join the “delegation of Thembuland Royal Empire to the International Conference & Expo – ‘The Fifth Annual Conference – Hydropower Africa 2012.’”
As we have tried to warn readers before, please research all offers prior to making any monetary agreements. If you are unsure, you may contact the organizers of the conference and/or contact Alternative Energy Africa. We reached out to Hydropower Africa’s organizer, Spintelligent, after reading through the six attached documents sent by the Empire. While the group had a website, there was very little information provided. Within the documents, Thembuland Royal Empire claimed to be a sponsor, yet no mention of the group or its affiliation showed up on the event website.
The group said: “Thembuland Royal Empire [TRE] has millions of members-in excess of 25 million – who are evenly spread through all nine South African Provinces, extending into Lesotho and Swaziland. Time and again we serve and service these constituencies to improve their socio-economic well-being.” The group asked to indicate how many people that would be joining under its umbrella providing a maximum budget. The invitation said, “We will then engage with you so as to structure a reasonable deal within the constraints that we have. The organizers of the event have firmly indicated that the deadlines for new admissions are at the doorstep as such we would be grateful if all the interested parties should revert back at their earliest convenience.”
A Spintelligent representative responded to our query also stating how they had been approached by the group two weeks ago. The organizer said, “We did the research and soon found that they were fraudulent. They are by no means associated with any of our events.”
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