PUBLIC NOTICE: FRAUDULENT USE OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP’S (AfDB) NAME

It has come to our attention that individuals and various agents are purporting to be in a position to help in doing business with the African Development Bank Group with fraudulent intentions, including the of soliciting funds as compensation. Such misrepresentations are usually, but not exclusively, in the form of fraudulent email using fake emails accounts.

The African Development Bank Group takes this violation of the Bank’s corporate value of integrity seriously and is committed to working with the appropriate authorities to fight illegal schemes of this nature.

We, the African Development Bank Group, hereby confirm that we:

§  PUBLISH all genuine corporate procurement requests exclusively on the Bank’s website at www.afdb.org/en/about-us/corporate-procurement. If a procurement request has not been advertised at that website, it does not exist;

§  NEVER request payments from service providers, suppliers, consultants, job seekers, etc. in order to be awarded a contract to provide goods or services, or in exchange for employment;

§  DO NOT USE email addresses from third parties such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

§  ADVERTISE all vacant positions on our website: www.afdb.org/jobseekers. If a vacancy has not been advertised at that website, it does not exist.

We therefore, advise all individuals and business entities wishing to do business with the Bank to:

§  ONLY respond to advertisements regarding public procurement on the Bank’s corporate website;

§  NEVER give or send any money to anyone in order to get a job or service contract, or to do any business with the Bank.

§  REPORT all fraudulent activity to the relevant national authorities of the United Republic of Tanzania, and also inform the Bank using the following email address: security@afdb.org.