Fraud and Scam Warning

At World Food Relief, your safety and trust really matter to us.

We have recently been informed that some individuals have been contacted by unknown callers promoting investment or trading schemes, and then being directed to make a payment through a website, link, portal, or payment page using our charity’s name. These platforms are not connected to us in any way.

To avoid any misunderstanding, we want to be completely clear:

• World Food Relief is a registered charity that provides food support and essential help to people in need.
• We do not offer investments, trading accounts, stock market services, or any other financial products.
• We do not charge entry fees, subscription fees, or deposits for investment purposes.
• We do not make cold calls, send unsolicited text messages, or send unsolicited emails asking for payments or personal details.
• We do not collect cash in person under any circumstances.
• We do not use third-party portals, payment links, or platforms for investment or trading payments.

Any website, link, portal, or payment page requesting money in our name outside of our official donation channels is not genuine.

How genuine donations are made

Authentic donations to World Food Relief are only accepted:

• Through our official secure website at worldfoodrelief.org, or
• By bank transfer to our official charity bank account listed on our website.

We do not collect cash, and we do not use alternative portals or payment pages.

All genuine donations are used solely to support our charitable work.

If you think you may have been targeted

If you have been approached about an investment or trading opportunity and then asked to make a payment using our name:

1. Do not send any further payments.
2. Contact your bank immediately and explain what has happened.
3. If you are in the UK, you can report the incident to Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime in England and Wales.
4. Contact us so we can check our records and arrange a refund where appropriate:
   • Email: info@worldfoodrelief.org
   • Phone (UK): 020 3468 6820
   • Phone (International): +44 20 3468 6820

How we are protecting donors

We take these reports extremely seriously. To help protect the public, we have:

• Published this fraud and scam warning.
• Updated our donation pages to clarify that all payments are for charitable purposes only.
• Strengthened internal checks to identify unusual or suspicious payments.
• Issued refunds in cases where payments appear to have been made under false pretences.
• Informed our payment providers and relevant authorities.

We continue to monitor the situation and will take further action where necessary.

If you are ever unsure about a request for payment or a website using our name, please contact us directly before proceeding.