Intended victims of the fraud are usually asked to provide an "Anti-Terrorist Certificate" in order to allow international money transfers to be made. The certificate is said to be a legal requirement established by the European Commission, United Nations or other similar international organization. Victims are told that they must pay up to 50,000 in Euro or US$ in order to receive this certificate, and failure to pay the fee will result in the funds being blocked.
Any such demands should be treated as a hoax. International organizations do not require such an Anti-Terrorist Certificate nor do they request fees in association with the international transfer of funds. There is no "Commission Patriot Act of London, July 2005 (Public Law 313)" nor any similar Act, Law, Regulation or Directive.
Persons who receive a request to pay for a certificate of this nature are strongly advised against making any payment. For issues relating to international money transfers, the first point of contact should be your bank. If you suspect fraud, you should contact the anti-fraud authorities in your country.
Previous hoax answer:
"Relatively to the new law of UN when someone want to transfer a huge sum of money from a country to another he should have the said certificate as a proof that this money will not used to terrorisme purposes ( When the some to be moved is over 1 million USD).This clearance certificate must be given by the office of UN of the country from which the funds will be transfered.This is the law after 11 Sept 2001."