by lowdown
Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:50 pm
I have received an email which purports to be from the United Nations seeking student interns. The DN of the email address where application details are asked to be sent is un-uncrd.org. The corresponding web-site is "under construction". Whois gives a registrant address of 11400 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 200, LA - an address that has previously been associated with scams at scamwarners in "wefeminist.com , Uses stolen Credit Card Numbers" (viewtopic.php?f=10&t=24523).
If this is a scam, the purpose is not immediately clear beyond collecting personal information from students who might hope for internships with the UN. One might suspect that they will then be asked for application charges or similar.
I have also seen this email re-published at reputable university sites, such as Michigan State (http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/ead/hale-happe ... d-nations/). I think we can suspect that they have fallen for this scam and re-published the information as a misdirected service for their student population.
I have requested confirmation from the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme that they have no affiliation with the given email address. I shall follow up if and when I receive their reply
The email is reproduced here:
If this is a scam, the purpose is not immediately clear beyond collecting personal information from students who might hope for internships with the UN. One might suspect that they will then be asked for application charges or similar.
I have also seen this email re-published at reputable university sites, such as Michigan State (http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/ead/hale-happe ... d-nations/). I think we can suspect that they have fallen for this scam and re-published the information as a misdirected service for their student population.
I have requested confirmation from the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme that they have no affiliation with the given email address. I shall follow up if and when I receive their reply
The email is reproduced here:
.Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:20:44 +0900
Subject: United Nations Internship
From: "United Nations Intern Services" <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
X-Confirm-Reading-To: [email protected]
Disposition-Notification-To: [email protected]
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
The United Nations provides opportunities for students enrolled in a
graduate programme to undertake an internship at its Headquarters in New
York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Bangkok,
Beirut,Santiago,Arusha and The Hague.
Eligible candidates interested in doing an internship at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York or any of the mentioned countries can
apply.
The objective of the Internship Programme is threefold:
To provide a framework by which graduate and under graduate students from
diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to United Nations Offices
where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work
assignments.
To expose them to the work of the United Nations.
To provide UN offices with the assistance of highly qualified students
specialized in various professional fields.
The United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme is offered on a
two-month basis three times a year:
• Mid January to mid March (Spring Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid May, the deadline for applications is end of September.
• Early June to early August (Summer Session): The vacancy announcement is
posted mid September, the deadline for applications is end of April.
• Mid September to mid November (Fall Session): The vacancy announcement
is posted end of January, the deadline for applications is mid May.
To qualify for the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme, the
following conditions must be met:
1. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school
(second university degree or higher) at the time of application and during
the internship; or
2. Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education
is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages must have completed
at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent
institution towards the completion of a degree.
3. Development-related fields such as economics, international relations,
anthropology, sociology, public or business administration, or
environmental studies. Other fields of study may be considered depending
on the type of assignment;
Any work produced by interns during their internship within the framework
of the duties assigned to them should be used for academic purposes
exclusively. All economic and moral rights (copyright) pertaining to such
work will remain the exclusive property of the United Nations.
Interested undergraduate or graduate students should write via EMAIL ONLY
to the :
Ad Hoc Internship Coordinator,
Human Resources Operations Section,
Human Resources Management Service,
United Nations Office
enclosing:
Applications (in English) should include the following:
a) A covering letter stating the grounds for their application;
b) Recent curriculum vitae (CV);
c) Copies of their university degrees or a list of courses attended or
attending;
d) Abstracts of academic papers they have written if any.
All applicants must be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate
programs. No phone calls, please.
After careful consideration of all documents submitted, only successful
candidates will be notified of their selection.
Kindly send the requested applications documents to the following email
address: [email protected]
with ESMTP id q3NDLRp9007421 for <
