The Walton Family Foundation has been made aware of a fraudulent email claiming to be from our Executive Director, Buddy Philpot. The email may look as if it is coming from a foundation-related website or from an email address that uses the name of a member of the Walton family. The message indicates that the recipient has been chosen “to submit a grant proposal for immediate endorsement.” The foundation did not send this email, and we encourage you not to respond to it.

If you have received an email like the example below, we recommend you forward the email to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center by visiting http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx. Additionally, please forward the email to us at wffinfo@wffmail.com.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr Buddy Philpot [mailto:buddyphilpot@waltonfoundation.org]
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:53 AM
Subject: THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

ATTENTION: TREAT AS URGENT

My name is Mr Buddy Philpot and I am the Executive Director of the Walton Family Foundation and I joined The Walton Family Foundation as its executive director in 2001. I have been mandated by the chairman board of directors of the Walmart Family Foundation Mr. S. Robson Walton and Mrs Christy R. Walton to inform you that you have been selected through a totally random and non-discriminatory process developed by our dedicated and hardworking professional staff to submit a grant proposal for immediate endorsement. Please be reminded that The Walton Family Foundation whose worth according to its 2012 IRS Form 990 filing, the Walton Family Foundation had $581.4 million USD in revenue, $441.2 million USD in expenses, and year end assets with a fair market value of $1.999 billion USD

(Kindly visit http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Walton_Family_Foundation).

Please Note: Normally, the Walton Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant proposals, except from public charter school developers who meet certain criteria described in Public Charter Startup Grant Program or in this case, a receipient of this scheme.

However, in order to meet this requirement, an organization or individual applying for a grant, needs first to send a mail(emailsonly) indicating acceptance to the address provided below. The mail should briefly describe the organization or individual and the proposed project, also briefly explaining its relevance to a particular Walton Family Foundation funding area (shown below) and initiative, and provide an estimate of the funds that would be requested (this amount should reflect 20% of the total revenue specified above which is $116.2 million USD). You are required to fill in the requested information as specified below and attach the answers to the mail indicating interest; Name of Organization/Individual......................................................................................................
Sex (individuals only).............................................................................................................................
Country..........................................................................................................................................................
City/State.......................................................................................................................................................
Postal Code....................................................................................................................................................
Occupation...................................................................................................................................................
Tel. No............................................................................................................................................................

You are also required to treat this mail and all transactions with utmost confidentiality as non compliance with this, will render all negotiations and agreements null and void.

Please note that the foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in three major areas:

(i) Education;
(ii) Marine and freshwater conservation; and
(iii) Quality of life initiatives in our home region.

All correspondence should be addressed to:

The Walton Family Foundation,
Bentonville, AR 72712
Email; christywalton59@gmail.com
(Subject should be stated clearly as ATTN: Letter of Acceptance)

Our staff will review the letter of acceptance and respond to the organization regarding the project's relevance to our focus areas. If, based on the letter of acceptance, the project appears to match our funding criteria and priorities, the organization/individual, may be invited to submit a formal grant proposal and budget. An applicant should not submit a formal grant proposal until such an invitation is received.

Please note that we receive many more solicited grant proposals than we can fund and as such you are required to treat this with urgency and non compliance from you after four(4) working days dating from the day this email is received will be considered as forfeiture of this opportunity on your part and will therefore be allocated to the next qualified candidate. Also, the invitation to submit a formal grant proposal does not mean that funding will be approved nor does it constitute a legally binding contract on the part of the foundation.

Best Regards,
Buddy Philpot
(Executive Director, Walton Family Foundation).