Gates Foundation trumped by IKEA’s tax avoidance “Charity” as number ONE?
Apparently IKEA, more as tax avoidance than altruism, is technically the world's largest charitable foundation, though clearly Gates foundation, at 29 billion, is the world'd largest "real" charitable endeavor. Gates reported yesterday that he's leaving Microsoft over the next 2 years to devote full time to Gates Foundation activities.
One of my greatest disappointments is to hear far too many technology people absurdly suggest that Gates' motivations are other than the obvious - spearheading one of the greatest philanthropic efforts of all time that primarily serve the two most significant challenges of humanity - health and education.
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To whom it may concern..I received an E-Mail today stating that I have been chosen to receive $ 2,000,000.00 U.S.D
Is that so? The E-Mail was signed by Mrs. Susan Wallace
Foundation Officer
Could you please respond
thank you… Norman Guilford
guilfordn@bellsouth.net
Norman I have no idea what you are talking about. Emails like that are meaningless junk.
BUENOS DIAS
RECIBI UN CORREO ELECTRONIO,DONDE ME DICEN QUE FUI ELEGIDO PARA RECIBIR 2000000 USD.
ESTO ES REAL?
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In a rapidly moving news environment, FDF operates a 24/7 press office and provides communications support to members FDF is the voice of the UK food and drink manufacturing industry. We work hard to promote the interests of the UK’s most important manufacturing sector.
I also received a US$2 million charity email asking me for money in order to get my awarded money. I know I am crazy I paid them Euro 2500 and saw my award money in an account online. I can view it but cannot wire transfer out. I am halfway done. They told me in order for clearance of money in netherlands & singapore, we need a paper called cert of clean source or indemnity bond which costs Euro 18000, which came as a shock to me. I told them i cannot make it, they came out with a lower amout saying the foundation is helping me to pay 60%, all i pay is 40%. I told them why not they pay all and deduct from me later if they can pay 60% y not 100% and get money released faster. I don’t know whether this is real or fake. because I saw the money online in a bank account which they created for me.
Just to let u know what i have gone thru, I don’t know what’s the story next. anyway if u have similar experience, don’t go in first, take time to check it out. I am your experiment. I have not gone to the end so I do not know what’s the real outcome. so let’s see. but i have no more money to send them so now i am going to see what they are going to do.
If they really cheat, hope god will do something to them to stop all these. If it is real, then i have no say, then maybe i am lucky. but i really don’t know.
I can not understand what this nonsense is.
Linda’s post above is clearly utter rubbish from some recipient of an unbelievable email that should have fooled no one.