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Fraudulent Email Warning: An Update

27 October 2009—Several scam emails claiming to be from or associated with the Ford Foundation are circulating on the Internet in various languages. Some of these emails use the foundation's logo and Web address.

Recent emails invite recipients to register for overseas conferences, offering free travel and medical insurance sponsored by the foundation. Previous emails have notified recipients of a foundation award for personal, educational and business development. Recipients are asked to contact an office in London to claim the prize and to provide personal information to release the grant.

These emails, Web sites, and accompanying materials and claims are in no way associated with the Ford Foundation or any foundation employees. The foundation does not award random and unsolicited funds. The only time the foundation will ask for any information from our grantees is through our secure Grantee Access Web site. We recommend not responding to emails making such claims.

For more information about the Federal Trade Commission's efforts against these kinds of fraud, please visit www.ftc.gov/bcp. You can also email your inquiries about scam email, letters and phone calls to office-of-communications@fordfoundation.org.

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The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than half a century it has worked with courageous people on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.