INFORMATION ON FRAUDULENT EMAILS

Scam warning
It has come to our attention that scam emails alleging to be from or associated with UNA-UK are in circulation.

In an attempt to mislead recipients into thinking that these emails are genuine, the perpetrators:

• make unauthorised use of UNA-UK’s postal address (3 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EL) on their documents;
• make unauthorised references in their documents to the names of current and former UNA-UK staff or employees;
• use bogus email addresses that appear to originate from UNA-UK; and/or
• use names of fictitious companies or organisations that appear similar to the name of UNA-UK.

Please note that UNA-UK is not the United Nations. We do not act as a consultant or intermediary in securing employment or service contracts with the United Nations or with multi-national corporations. There is no such thing as a ‘UN Anti-Terrorism Certificate’ or a ‘UN Lottery’.

Have you received a scam email?
The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has further information about scams on its website and advises recipients to do the following:

If you receive one of these fraudulent messages, do not reply to any of the messages;

• do not ever provide details of your bank accounts;
• do not offer details of your company or workplace;
• do not send or hand over any identity documents or educational certificates or letters with your personal or official letterheads and logos—not even copies of those documents.

If you are already in contact with perpetrators or have already paid advance fees, contact your local police force and follow their advice.

If you are still unsure of what actions to take, simply delete the email or print and send a copy of the email to the Investigations Division, Office of Internal Oversight Services, DC-1, Room 730, New York, NY 10017.