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From: "Fondazion Di Rome" <timkolima@live.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:47:36 -1200
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Fondazion Di Rome,
ITALY
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
The Foundazion di Rome, would like to notify you that you
have been chosen by
the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a
cash Grant/Donation
for your own personal, educational, and business
development. The
Fondazione Di
Rome, established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now
supported by the
Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), United
Nations
Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) was conceived
with the
objective
of human growth, educational, and community development.
To celebrate the 28th anniversary program, The Rome
Foundation in conjunction
with the Economic Community for West African States
(ECOWAS), United Nations
Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) is giving out
a yearly donation
of US$100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million United States
Dollars) to 100 lucky
recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded
to 100 lucky
international recipients worldwide; in different categories
for their personal
business development and enhancement of their educational
plans. At least 15%
of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part
of your
environment. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of
universal
development strategy.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites
and millions of
supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among
the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of US$1,000,000.00 (One
Million United
States Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Rome
Foundation, ECOWAS, EU
and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament. (Note that all
beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from
over 100,000
internet
websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which
you might have
purchased something from).
You are required to fill the form below and email it to our
United Nations
Deligate below for qualification documentation and
processing of your claims.
After contacting our office with the requested data, you
will be given your
donation pin number, which you will use in collecting the
funds. Please
endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-444-7858,
E-800-67) in all
discussions.
FULL NAMES:__________________________________
ADDRESS: _________________________________________________
CITY:_________________________
STATE:__________________________________ ZIP: ______________
COUNTRY________________________________
SEX:_______________
AGE:__________________
MARITAL STATUS:_________________
OCCUPATION:________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
===========================================
United Nations Deligate- Tim Kolima
Email: timkolima@live.com
Please note that these donations/Grants are strictly
administered by Economic
community for West African States (ECOWAS), European Union
(EU), under
delegated powers from the United Nations Organization (UNO).
This means that
your qualification number will be reffled to know the
organisation (ECOWAS or
EU) that will handle your payment. You are to keep this
whole information
confidential until you have been able to collect your
donation, as there have
been many cases of double and unqualified claim, due to
beneficiaries
informing
third parties about his/her donation.
Regards.
Mr. Alessandra Ceasar
(Foundation officer)
Fondation de France
40 Avenue Hoche
75008 Paris
France
www.fdf.org
Mission: To help organisations to realise philanthropic,
cultural,
scientific and general interest projects.
Dear Internet User.
This email might come to you as a suprise / shock. The board
of
trustees of the Foundation de France has given you the
privilege to be a
beneficiary for the 2007 Cash / Grant Award.
Fondation de France was established on the initiative of
General De
Gaulle and André Malraux in the year 1969 to help
individuals and
companies to carry out philanthropic, cultural,
environmental or scientific
projects and social activities. It is a private non-profit
organisation
recognised by the government as a charity working in the
public
interest. The foundation is an umbrella organisation for
other foundations; it
receives donations and legacies, and awards scholarships and
prizes.
After the good work of the Foundation De France, the United
Nation
decided to contribute, which bring the interest of European
Union and the
Economic Community of West Africa State.
Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites
and
millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were
selected amongst
the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of
US$1,350,000.00 as
charity donations/aid. (Note that all beneficiaries email
addresses were
selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites or a
shop's cash
invoice around your area in which you might have purchased
something
from).
To file your claim, you are to produce the below information
and email
it to the Executive Secretary with the email as stated
below.
Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Tel/Fax number:
Age:
Qualification number:FDF-444-6647-9163
Executive Secretary: Mr. Alderic Macco.
Email: mraldericmacco@gmail.com
On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest
congratulations.
Regards.
Mr. MANUEL ALONZO.
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