Alerts on online scams/fraudulent mails
We are aware of various potential scams fraudulently claiming themselves to be associated with Azim Premji Foundation, Azim Premji University, Grants (collectively referred as “Foundation”) or with any of our office bearers and Founders.
The Foundation is aware of numerous forms of fraudulent correspondence including web, email, postal mail, fax, and telephone, all claiming to be from, or associated with the Foundation or with any of its officer bearers and Founders. These emails or other correspondence include the Foundation logo, photos, links, names of senior officials or other information taken directly from Foundation’s official web site and containing a request for money or sensitive personal information.
Examples of such activity include:
Falsely requesting donations on behalf of the Foundation
Falsely claiming that the Foundation has awarded a grant to the recipient, but that the grant can only be awarded once a fee is paid or certain sensitive personal information is provided
Falsely soliciting individuals for funding to invest in Foundation projects
Please be advised that the Foundation or Foundation employees, grantees, or partner organisations do not:
Approach individuals in person offering grant opportunities
Charge any sort of administrative, membership, handling or other fee when awarding a grant
Offer prizes of any kind (except for prizes awarded for University initiatives and events such as Social Enterprise Idea Challenge and Constitution Quiz) through email, postal mail, telephone, fax, or in person
Request registration fees for conferences or summits (unless specified on the University website for a particular event)
Solicit individuals or others for investment opportunities
Solicit donations at any time
Request information about bank accounts or other private information (except details collected by the platforms on the official website for admissions, jobs and grants)
If you are the recipient of any such correspondence or are contacted by such scamsters or become aware of such scams issued from unauthorised email ids and domain names, please email [email protected].
This alerts the Foundation of the potential scam and enables it to take appropriate action as deemed fit. We also advise you to refrain from responding to any e-mail received from any unauthorized mail ids or from any person claiming to be an authorized representative of Foundation without verifying the veracity of the same.
Foundation assumes no liability for damages caused through unlawful or fraudulent usage of the Foundation’s name.
