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Bravo Family Foundation — Fraud and Impersonation Notice

Bravo Family Foundation (the “Foundation”) has become aware that third parties are fraudulently impersonating the Foundation, its founders, members of its board of directors, or its employees. These impersonators misappropriate and misuse names, images, photographs, voices and likeness, including digitally manipulated or artificially generated images, videos and audio (commonly referred to as “deepfakes”), to create the false impression that an individual is communicating with the Foundation or persons associated with the Foundation. The purpose of these schemes is to induce victims to transfer funds or to disclose personal, financial or confidential information.

Neither the Foundation, its founders, members of its board of directors nor its employees are affiliated with, sponsor, endorse, authorize or bear responsibility for any such communication, or for any losses resulting from these schemes. While the Foundation takes these matters seriously, it cannot prevent third parties from engaging in such conduct. The information below is provided for general informational purposes only to help you identify and avoid these schemes, and does not constitute legal, financial or investment advice.

How these schemes operate

  • Fake profiles and accounts on social media platforms, messaging applications and websites that use the Foundation’s, its founders’, members of its board of directors’ or its employees’ names, photographs or likeness to appear legitimate.
  • Digitally manipulated or artificially generated videos, images and voice recordings (“deepfakes”) purporting to depict persons affiliated with the Foundation endorsing or offering an investment.
  • Unsolicited messages, emails, text messages or telephone calls, frequently transmitted through WhatsApp, Telegram or similar messaging platforms, purporting to originate from Foundation personnel.
  • Offers of purportedly “high-yield,” “low-risk” or “guaranteed” investments, exclusive funds, or trading groups that do not exist and are in no way affiliated with the Foundation.
  • A manufactured sense of urgency, secrecy or exclusivity intended to pressure the recipient into acting quickly and to discourage independent verification of the request.
  • Requests to remit funds to an unfamiliar bank account, cryptocurrency wallet or payment application, or to disclose personal, financial or login information.
  • Fake news articles, press releases, websites or advertisements that use the Foundation’s name, brand or logo to lend false credibility to an investment, fund or campaign.
  • Fraudulent job offers or recruitment communications that misuse the Foundation’s name or logo, purport to offer employment and may request payment or personal information during a supposed hiring process.

How the Foundation, its founders, members of its board of directors and its employees communicate

  • The Foundation does not solicit investments through WhatsApp, Telegram or other messaging platforms.
  • The Foundation does not ask you to remit payment to a personal account, cryptocurrency wallet or payment application.
  • The Foundation does not request your passwords, login credentials or one-time security codes.

Authorized channels

The Foundation communicates only through its authorized channels. Any website, email address, social media account or application that is not identified below should be regarded as unauthorized and potentially fraudulent.

The only website authorized by the Foundation is:

  • www.bravofamilyfoundation.org

The only email domain authorized by the Foundation to send and receive email correspondence is:

  • bravofamilyfoundation.org

No other website or email domain is authorized by the Foundation.

The only social media accounts authorized by the Foundation are:

How to protect yourself

  • Exercise caution in response to any unexpected communication that uses the Foundation, its founders’, members of its board of directors’ or its employees’ names or images, particularly one that offers an investment or requests funds or personal information.
  • Do not rely on the contact details, links or documents contained in a suspicious communication.
  • Be aware that a convincing photograph, video or voice recording is not evidence that a communication is genuine.
  • Be cautious of unsolicited emails that appear to come from a Foundation email address; such messages may be “spoofed” to disguise their true origin. Check sender addresses carefully and correspond only through the authorized domains listed above.

If you believe you have been targeted or defrauded

If you believe you have suffered financial loss or identity theft, you should promptly contact your bank or financial institution and your local law enforcement authorities.

The following is provided for informational purposes only.

United States

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (sec.gov/tcr; investor.gov) — report suspected investment fraud and verify whether a firm or individual is registered.
  • Federal Trade Commission (reportfraud.ftc.gov; identitytheft.gov) — report fraud and identity theft.
  • FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center — IC3 (ic3.gov) — report internet-enabled crime and online fraud.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (fbi.gov) — general guidance on scams and cyber threats.
  • U.S. Postal Inspection Service (uspis.gov) — report fraud involving the U.S. mail.

Puerto Rico

  • Puerto Rico Police Department (787-793-1234 / 787-343-2020) — report a suspected crime by calling the Puerto Rico Police Department or visiting the nearest police station.
  • Cybercrimes Investigative Unit of the Puerto Rico Justice Department (www.justicia.pr.gov/reporte-un-crimen/) / 787-721-2900 — report a suspected crime online, by phone, or in person to the Cybercrimes Investigative Unit of the Puerto Rico Justice Department.