Beware of scams implying association with the UNFCCC secretariat

The UNFCCC secretariat has been made aware of various correspondence, being circulated via e-mail, from Internet web sites and via regular mail or facsimile, falsely stating that this correspondence is issued by, or in association with the UNFCCC secretariat and/or its officials. These scams, which may seek to obtain money and/or in many cases personal details from the recipients of such correspondence, are fraudulent.

The UNFCCC secretariat wishes to warn the public at large about these fraudulent activities being perpetrated purportedly in the name of the secretariat, and/or its officials, and would appreciate bringing such correspondence to its attention using secretariat@unfccc.int.

Update November 2021:

A current scam is circulating that involves false employment offers being sent to recipients, claiming to be from the UNFCCC secretariat, and making use of web addresses very similar to those of the UNFCCC secretariat.

If you receive such emails that are out of the ordinary UNFCCC application process, and especially if you have not applied via the UNFCCC secretariat recruitment portal, please forward the full email you received, including the email header to secretariat@unfccc.int for investigation.

 

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