The United Nations (UN) Secretariat Procurement Division (UNPD) has been made aware of fraudulent procurement notices that have been, and continue to be circulated via email, websites, and social media falsely awarding tenders and contracts to vendors and stating that they are issued by, or in association with the United Nations and/or its officials. These correspondences seek to obtain money and, in some cases, personal details from the recipients.

The UN Secretariat Procurement Division wishes to alert the public at large about these fraudulent activities being perpetrated purportedly in the name of the organization, and/or its officials, through different fraud schemes. Accordingly, please be aware that:

• All procurement notices are published on the UN Procurement Division (UNPD) website:https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/welcome-united-nations-procurement-division-unpd and the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM): https://www.ungm.org/
• The UN does not request for any banking information while the procurement process is ongoing. Vendors will only be asked for payment information after a contract is awarded and formalized.
• All official correspondence from the United Nations Secretariat has the “un.org”
  domain, e.g. xxxxxxxx@un.org
• The UN does not charge any fee at any stage of its procurement process (supplier registration, bids submission) or other fee.

The United Nations strongly recommends that the recipients of solicitations (e.g. Request for Quotation, Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal) and/or communications, such as those described above:

• Verify the authenticity of such information by diligently checking it against procurement notices and contact information posted on the abovementioned websites. Please exercise extreme caution in respect of such solicitations/communications if you have not expressed interest in an upcoming UN Secretariat procurement action and or have not bid on any UN business opportunity in the past.
• Refuse any requests for payment or personal information and report them to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
• Exercise extreme caution when dealing with any suspicious communication. Financial loss and identity theft can result from the transfer of money or personal information to those issuing such fraudulent correspondence.
• Report such activities to their law enforcement authorities.

For further information, please contact the Procurement Division’s Global Procurement Support Section (Entebbe, Uganda) at dos-pd-gpss@un.org and the United Nations Procurement Division (Headquarters) at dos-pd@un.org