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Commercial, Financial, and Identity Fraud

COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND IDENTITY FRAUD: “Confidence” scams long seen in other parts of western Africa are now on the rise in The Gambia. Con artists lure foreigners into business transactions for the purpose of obtaining their bank routing information, credit card number, or other personal data. They then use that information to impersonate the victims or obtain funds in their name.

U.S. citizens should treat with suspicion any unsolicited offers to participate in lucrative business opportunities, especially if they require financial data, money transfers, large up-front investments, or promises of confidentiality.

There are known cases of foreigners' credit card numbers being sent abroad and their accounts accessed without their knowledge. U.S. citizens have also reported their credit and ATM card numbers stolen after purchases at local stores or withdrawals from ATM machines in The Gambia.

For additional information, please consult the Department of State's publication, Advance Fee Business Scams, available via the Bureau of Consular Affairs home page at http://travel.state.gov .