Alert about a Fraudulent Conference Advertisement

April 25, 2008

The William J. Clinton Foundation has recently discovered that individuals (likely from a French-speaking African country) are misrepresenting themselves as the Clinton Foundation and advertising a conference called "First International Congress of ONGs and OCBs on African Development" which they say is scheduled to take place May 5-9 in New York and is being jointly conducted by the Foundation and the US Government. They seek registration fees of $250 from interested participants and request that bank transfers for this amount be sent to an address given in the invitation. They also attempt to lure "participants" by suggesting that the Clinton Foundation will cover the costs of some of the attendees. The invitation includes Clinton Foundation logos, addresses, etc.

Please be advised, THIS SOLICITATION IS FRAUDULENT AND IN NO WAY CONNECTED OR AFFILIATED WITH THE WORK OF THE CLINTON FOUNDATION. We are taking steps to address this matter.