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The email message below which claims that Walmart will start selling Raffle tickets is a scam. The email message was not sent by Walmart. You should not respond to the message with your personal information. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and sending money. Therefore, never send your personal information to anyone in an email message or send money to someone who have contacted you via email message.
From: Walmart [clarkscott75875 @gmail.com]Reply-To: mrwilliamm234 @gmail.comDate: 26 January 2015Subject: WalmartWalmart,This is to announce to the Public that the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., have started selling raffle ticket for the 2015 with the effect from today been 1/26/2015, for more inquiries, contact our Publicity Department below:Wal-Mart Public DepartmentE-mail: publicityonwalmart @publicist.comorMr. William MorganE-mail: mrwilliamm234 @gmail.comYou will be directed on what to do to pick your formThanking you In AdvanceDennis HarrisonWalmart, Arkansas USA
From: Walmart [clarkscott75875 @gmail.com]Reply-To: mrwilliamm234 @gmail.comDate: 26 January 2015Subject: Walmart
Walmart,
This is to announce to the Public that the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., have started selling raffle ticket for the 2015 with the effect from today been 1/26/2015, for more inquiries, contact our Publicity Department below:
Wal-Mart Public Department
E-mail: publicityonwalmart @publicist.com
or
Mr. William Morgan
E-mail: mrwilliamm234 @gmail.com
You will be directed on what to do to pick your form
Thanking you In Advance
Dennis HarrisonWalmart, Arkansas USA
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