Beware of Fraudsters Using United Nations Name and Emblem to Solicit Personal Information

The public should be aware that: 

• The United Nations does not request information from individuals concerning their bank accounts or other private information. 
• The United Nations does not offer prizes, awards, funds, certificates, or scholarships through social media apps, e-mail, mail, fax or phone calls, unless such offers have been officially authorized. In this case, they would be communicated only through official channels. 
• The United Nations does not conduct lotteries. 

The United Nations strongly recommends that recipients of such solicitations exercise extreme caution, and that they do not respond to requests for the transfer of funds or the provision of private information. Financial loss and identity theft could result from the transfer of money or the provision of personal information to those issuing such fraudulent correspondence. Targets and/or victims of deceptive solicitations may wish to consider reporting them to their national law enforcement authorities for appropriate action. 

Anyone with doubts about the authenticity of a website, social media page, direct message, e-mail, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of the United Nations Sri Lanka or its officials, is encouraged to send an e-mail to rcs-unsrilanka@un.org. 

For additional information, please visit www.un.org/en/aboutun/fraudalert.