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What is the ruling on completing the procedures to obtain funds that a global association claims to have allocated to confront the Coronavirus pandemic, and which were won randomly via email, without participating in any competition? Are these funds lawful or unlawful?

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It is permissible to take the money if it is a pure gift from a party that grants it. However, one must verify and not rush, because it is common for these matters to be a means of fraud and enticing people to seize their money, especially if the procedures involve entering bank details or electronic card information. Suspicion increases if the the selection is random via email.

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