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Wednesday, 24 August 2005
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Ingvar Kamprad
(born March 30, 1926) is an industrialist from Sweden.

He founded IKEA, the home furnishing retail chain, in 1943.

Ingvar began to develop a business as a young boy. He started by selling matches to neighbors from his bicycle. He found that he could buy matches in bulk very cheaply from Stockholm and sell them individually at a very low price but still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds and later ball-point pens and pencils. When Ingvar was 17, his father gave him a gift for succeeding in his studies. The gift was used to establish his own business.

Ingvar has admitted his dyslexia played a large part in the inner workings of the company. For example, the acronym IKEA is made up of the initials of his name plus those of Elmtaryd, which is the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village of Agunnaryd, which is in the province of Småland. The Swedish sounding names of the furniture found at IKEA originally served as names chosen by Kamprad because he had difficulty remembering stock keeping units.

Kamprad has lived outside Lausanne in Switzerland since 1976.

In 1994 it was revealed that Kamprad had attended some pro-Nazi meetings in his youth. He has since said that this was a part of his life that he bitterly regrets, calling it the greatest mistake of his life. Kamprad is also a recovering alcoholic, which he also deeply regrets.

According to Swedish business weekly Veckans Affärer ([1]), he is the wealthiest person in the world. However, this assertion is denied by IKEA, which notes that Kamprad no longer owns the company, which should therefore not be included in reports of his wealth. Forbes magazine continues to rank Bill Gates at #1, ranking Kamprad at #6.

As of April 2005, the sliding value of the U.S. dollar reportedly put Kamprad ahead as the richest person in the world; however, the report used Veckans Affärer as its source, which is debatable for reasons already discussed.



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21. 05-10-2006 09:05
 
Director
Sir, 
I dont need anything from you but I want you to teach me the secret of your success. 
It will be nice to hear from you.God bless. 
Eddy
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22. 20-10-2006 22:24
 
An Aid
Hello there Ingvar, 
my Name is William and i'm fistclass Economist. I love what you've done with your life and wouldn't mind being like you, if this wouldn't be much of a favour to ask, that we communicate and see if there's any help we both could rendr to one another at anytime. 
Well my mail address i believe u must have. 
Do have a lovely time.
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23. 30-11-2006 04:47
 
Jack
Seriously, people, do you think he's going to answer you on this forum?! You're all deluded!
IP: 62.77.188.226
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24. 15-01-2007 03:36
 
I am looking for a job
I am an unemployed Bilingual Secretary and, I need a job. Could you please, help me? Many thanks
IP: 200.226.24.160
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25. 18-01-2007 07:17
 
request for reaserch grant
Dear Mr Ingvar,i want to pursue my doctor of philosophy degrees in plant viorogy.i have just gotten  
admisson to one university in south western nigeria .i need reaserch grant of $30,000 for the project kindly assist me.
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26. 26-01-2007 09:40
 
request for reaserch grant
Dear mr Kamprad, thank you ever so much in advance for taking the time to read this.I feel a little ashamed to send this tekst to you, as 1/3 of the population of the world is poor, but we have food and a roof above our heads. But i decided to write you this, for the following reasons. I hope to give the person I love an opportunity for a better life. My boyfriend is from Argentina, from a very poor home. We have been together for many years, difficult years, as we live in spain, and he didn't have a workingpermit. Luckely I did, as I am from Holland, and could earn a living. After 3 years he received a permit residence for spain and could finally study what he has always wanted,dental technician. His dream is to open his own business one day.The wages for working as a dental technician, but as an employee are quiet low in spain, 800-1000 euros per month. We hardly ever spend anything on luxury and try to save what we can, but it's is very difficult. He is allready working so many hours, as we are also supporting his parents who lost everything in argentina about 7 years ago. As he has been through so much in his life, I really want him to have what he so desperately would love to have,his own business. But we don't have any money to invest. Our request for a lone has been denied by the bank, I think because we are both not spanish citizens, and we don't have any savings. I would so much like to surprise him. He really deserves it. He is the most sweet and honest man I know. If there is any possibillity for you to make a small contribution to him, I would be eternally grateful to you. His name is Pablo Monsalve. For security reasons I prefer not to write his bank number in this letter, but should you consider to help us, my email adres is mensioned above.I wish you much happiness and good health, as this is the most important thing in life.Juliette
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27. 01-02-2007 15:47
 
owner
dear mr kamprad, first let me thank you for taking out of you busy schedule to read this i am a 27 year old exotic beauty with a perchant fro the finer things in life i am as intelligent a si am charming i easy smile and golden brown eyes are simply alluring my love for travelling has matured into a passion for enjoying and entertaining affluent and powerful men. I am a very a very sophisticated young lady with a passion for life, you will be mesmorized by my knowledge and creativity. and most of all i truly enjoy spending quality time with someone special as yourself to make a day, evening or weekend special. so if your planning a vacation and dont want to travel a lone feel free to send me a email my pic is on theis site www.vacationcompanion.net
IP: 68.108.120.148
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28. 18-02-2007 16:00
 
owner
:grin :eek :upset ;) 8) :p :( :cry :? :roll :eek :zzz :sigh :x ;) :)
IP: 74.116.54.122
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29. 04-03-2007 23:55
 
Hayden Booth
Hi viewers, 
I post comments on this site regurarly leaving my emal address at the end. I have been attempted many a scam by people, professional scamers who have little else to do. This person claims they are from the ivory coast in Africa and is looking for a foreign investor because their 'late father' left an inheritance only to be accessed by the foreign partner. The sum is usually for millions, please do not give any money and know what you are doing. Google search scam 419 for more info.
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30. 27-03-2007 02:05
 
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31. 17-07-2007 09:23
 
"NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID"
I received this questionably bogus email from a Robert Bloom, indicated as ab Executive Secretary and a Susan Wallace as a Foundation Officer representing (Stichting INGKA Foundation)... is this bogus?? 
They are claiming my email was one of the few chosen to recive a cash award... please notify me asap at my email... Thank you for your prompt return....
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