Nigeria, March 26 -- The Ford Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have warned individuals against falling victim to fraudsters using the organisations' names to defraud people.

Established in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father, Henry Ford, the Ford Foundation, is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare.

Like Ford, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants and impact investments to support non-profit organisations in approximately 117 countries around the world.

In a statement jointly signed by the Ford's Regional Director in West Africa, Chichi Aniagolu, and the MacArthur's Director, Nigeria Office, Kole Shettima, the organi...