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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:23.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003C61">Procurement Scams<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Scammers are working to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic in a variety of ways—from soliciting fraudulent donations to offering fake treatments and cures. Governments in particular
should be aware of fraud related to procurement, especially the purchase of COVID‑19–related medical equipment and supplies. Scammers are selling counterfeit products and promising equipment and supplies they do not have access to.
<i>Governments should exercise caution and perform all appropriate due diligence when purchasing such equipment and supplies.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The FBI advises to be on the lookout for suspicious activity, including the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Unusual payment terms<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Last-minute price changes<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Last-minute excuses for delay in shipment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Unexplained source of bulk supply<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">If you have information of suspicious activity by a vendor, or believe you were a victim of a scam or attempted fraud involving COVID-19, report it:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Submit a tip to the FBI at
<a href="https://tips.fbi.gov/">tips.fbi.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">If it’s a cyber scam, submit a complaint to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at
<a href="http://www.ic3.gov">www.ic3.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Contact the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866.720.5721 or via e-mail at
<a href="mailto:disaster@leo.gov">disaster@leo.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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