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Phishing Scam - Walmart Selling Raffle Ticket for 2015

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.

The Fake Walmart Raffle Ticket Email

From: Walmart [clarkscott75875 @gmail.com]
Reply-To: mrwilliamm234 @gmail.com
Date: 26 January 2015
Subject: 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 Harrison
Walmart, Arkansas USA

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