Fake ‘Diogo Jota Foundation’ Website Disappears After Raising £50,000 — Family, Liverpool Deny Links.
A fraudulent website posing as the “Diogo Jota Foundation” has vanished after reportedly raising nearly £50,000, despite having no ties to Liverpool FC or the late player’s family.
The site appeared just three days after Jota’s death in July, claiming to support youth, education, and community projects in his honour. It displayed the logos of Liverpool, Unicef, Allianz, and the Portuguese Platform of Development NGOs, but those organisations later denied any involvement.
On Thursday, both Liverpool FC and Jota’s relatives publicly distanced themselves from the alleged foundation. The UK Charity Commission also confirmed that no registration had ever been filed, even though charities earning over £5,000 annually must register.
The website boasted of distributing 25,000 meals, sponsoring 300 children, and forming 50 local partnerships. It also claimed to fund football camps, scholarships, and community programmes.
However, donations were only accepted in cryptocurrency via an external payment platform. NOWPayments, the crypto processor named on the site, denied handling any transactions and said its services were cut off immediately after learning of the alleged fraud.
Liverpool FC has since announced a legitimate grassroots football project in Jota’s name, to be run through the LFC Foundation. Earlier this month, the club also launched a commemorative “Forever 20” T-shirt to raise funds for the initiative.
A fraudulent website posing as the “Diogo Jota Foundation” has vanished after reportedly raising nearly £50,000, despite having no ties to Liverpool FC or the late player’s family.
The site appeared just three days after Jota’s death in July, claiming to support youth, education, and community projects in his honour. It displayed the logos of Liverpool, Unicef, Allianz, and the Portuguese Platform of Development NGOs, but those organisations later denied any involvement.
On Thursday, both Liverpool FC and Jota’s relatives publicly distanced themselves from the alleged foundation. The UK Charity Commission also confirmed that no registration had ever been filed, even though charities earning over £5,000 annually must register.
The website boasted of distributing 25,000 meals, sponsoring 300 children, and forming 50 local partnerships. It also claimed to fund football camps, scholarships, and community programmes.
However, donations were only accepted in cryptocurrency via an external payment platform. NOWPayments, the crypto processor named on the site, denied handling any transactions and said its services were cut off immediately after learning of the alleged fraud.
Liverpool FC has since announced a legitimate grassroots football project in Jota’s name, to be run through the LFC Foundation. Earlier this month, the club also launched a commemorative “Forever 20” T-shirt to raise funds for the initiative.
Fake ‘Diogo Jota Foundation’ Website Disappears After Raising £50,000 — Family, Liverpool Deny Links.
A fraudulent website posing as the “Diogo Jota Foundation” has vanished after reportedly raising nearly £50,000, despite having no ties to Liverpool FC or the late player’s family.
The site appeared just three days after Jota’s death in July, claiming to support youth, education, and community projects in his honour. It displayed the logos of Liverpool, Unicef, Allianz, and the Portuguese Platform of Development NGOs, but those organisations later denied any involvement.
On Thursday, both Liverpool FC and Jota’s relatives publicly distanced themselves from the alleged foundation. The UK Charity Commission also confirmed that no registration had ever been filed, even though charities earning over £5,000 annually must register.
The website boasted of distributing 25,000 meals, sponsoring 300 children, and forming 50 local partnerships. It also claimed to fund football camps, scholarships, and community programmes.
However, donations were only accepted in cryptocurrency via an external payment platform. NOWPayments, the crypto processor named on the site, denied handling any transactions and said its services were cut off immediately after learning of the alleged fraud.
Liverpool FC has since announced a legitimate grassroots football project in Jota’s name, to be run through the LFC Foundation. Earlier this month, the club also launched a commemorative “Forever 20” T-shirt to raise funds for the initiative.
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