Anticorruption and Integrity

In this issue, read about conflict of interest and personal integrity, enhancing development effectiveness, anticorruption advisories, and integrity events. We are also posting feedback received in our first issue.

• Warning to sanctioned firms
• Improved business governance due to ADB sanction
• Careful scrutiny of project implementation

Advisories

Fake invitation from ADB to a Conference on Global Warming
Warn your stakeholders of a fake conference invitation [ PDF ] in circulation using the ADB letterhead. The event will allegedly be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 4-5 July 2008.

Requests for bank swift code from ADB
An ADB resident mission office has been approached to issue a bank swift code to access $1 billion deposited in an overseas bank by a supposed business partner. This scam is linked to the phony inheritance scam.* Also, in a related scam, a US woman was sentenced to two years in jail for aiding a Nigerian internet scam.*

Spam: ADB Water for All: Email-to-a-Friend
water@adb.org has been spammed to sell virtual training packages. If you receive this type of email, ignore and delete it.

Events

	Fraud and Corruption Awareness Workshop 15-16 May, 2008: Kyrgyz Republic
	9th Conference of International Investigators 9-11 June 2008: Rome, Italy

Feedback on our First Issue

“Good initiative! I really liked the intro to "Confidentiality".” “great idea!!!!” We also received complaints that the subscription bounced. We have simplified the subscription process so that new subscribers will find it user-friendly. Read previous issues

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