We at the Legal Scholarship Blog routinely look for information about conferences. When we are sent information to post, we try to link to the sponsoring organization’s website and give you ways to find more information.
While trying to track down information related to one conference notice, I found a warning that some email invitations to conferences (including the one I had in front of me) are scams from made-up organizations. The notice is from the Union of International Associations (a legitimate organization listed in UNESCO‘s database of NGOs).
An increasing number of email scams are using NGOs, International NGOs, development agencies, meetings, international conferences etc as the hook to defraud or cheat unsuspecting recipients.Always use caution when responding to or acting on unsolicited bulk email or paper mail.
The Union of International Associations is monitoring these fraudulent announcements and has a list posted on its site. Many of the organizations and conference titlesclimate change, human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, and so onsound very good, but the notices are fraudulent nonetheless. Read email critically. mw
