Con artists are targeting climate-change scientists with fake conferences as an attempt to steal money and obtain deals.

According to the BBC News, “scientists are sent e-mail invitations to a fake conference website – often written using language taken from real scientific meetings. Typically they are told their travel costs will be refunded – but they have to pay first to reserve a room.”

Apparently, London seems to be their venue of choice, with some invitations imitating the names of luxury hotels.

Presently, one live website claims that a conference in February financed by the “Global Warming Volunteer Group” and alleges it will “focus on the risks and opportunities posed to society by global warming and ... promote the exchange of ideas and learning across the Globe.”

As reported by the BBC, “the venue is given as the Crown London Hotel – whose address is the same as the real-life Crowne Plaza , just around the corner from Buckingham Palace . Staff at the Crowne Plaza confirmed they have had at least one call enquiring about the non-existent conference.”

The website design closely resembles that of another so-called London-based conference, this time operated by the “Climate Change Working Group,” scheduled for late January at a location in North London , which is actually a pet shop.

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