[NHCOLL-L:5168] Fool me once: Gates Fndn scam

[Amanda Neill]

In a tough economy, perhaps others out there would have been as excited as I was to receive what appeared to be a genuine solicitation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Beware!
 
Here's the page about this scam:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/email-scams.aspx <http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/email-scams.aspx> 
 
Below is the e-mail I received.  Apparently if you send them something they will then ask for money for "processing" your proposal....
 
How disappointing!
 
Amanda K. Neill
Director of the Herbarium (BRIT-SMU-VDB)
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
500 E. 4th St.
Fort Worth TX 76102-4025    USA
phone  817-332-4441 ext. 217
fax  817-332-4112
aneill at brit.org
 
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From: Bill Gates Foundation [mailto:info at billmelindagates-foundation.org]
Sent: Mon 1/10/2011 12:44 PM
To: info at billgatesgrant.com
Subject: 2011 Grant Circular


  

                                                                        The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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                                                                          Application Tender for Grant Awards 







The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF or the Gates Foundation) is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The foundation is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family" The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty globally to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. Other principal officers include Co-Chair William H. Gates, Sr. and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Raikes. 




To make further progress on these commitments, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) encourages Youth organizations, Socio-Cultural Organizations, Community organizations, Educators, Scholars, Researchers, Health Organizations, Professionals, Business Organizations, Decision makers in the public and private sector, Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs), Religious organizations, Human Right Organizations & Women Groups, Institutions and Individuals to apply in various categories of the on going grant award  scheme for  the use of global health, poverty and development, education and information; and other special projects in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America and South America. 

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Interested applicants should contact us by email at our main office for further information on application procedure: (info at billmelindagates-foundation.org) 




Best Regards, 

Ms. Agnes Hienz

Publicity secretary

Grant Scheme Committee

Seattle, WA 98102, USA

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