Smoke and flames rise during a fire at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, potentially involving renovation works being carried out at the site, the fire service said. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
The French Heritage Foundation, which has so far collected more than €13mil (RM60.95mil) from individual donors to help restore the gothic landmark, said any phone or email appeals were fake.
"A number of scams have been flagged to us both in France and abroad," the foundation said April 17, insisting it issues no appeals by phone, mail or email for donations. "All of these initiatives are fraudulent."
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