A MOTHER wants answers after her five-year-old daughter was sent a "disturbing" letter from an Indian Chief.
The letter to Harwood youngster Lucy Duckworth predicts a £32,000 windfall and a lifetime of wealth and happiness in return for purchasing a £10 "magic amulet."
But concerned mother Anita Duckworth has dismissed the letter as "utter rubbish" and wants to know how her daughter's name and address were known.
Mrs Duckworth said: "Children aged as young as five should not be sent such disturbing mail. That is why I am so worried."
The bogus letter is sent from "Cheyenne Chief Heart of Gold."
It states: "I want you to know right now that I have detected in you an ill-omened influence - an evil eye that a deep hypnotic trance has allowed me to identify. I won't hide from the fact that your case is quite serious.
"But here is the most disturbing point. A windfall of unexpected money risks to fall by the wayside if you don't act immediately - it all depends on you and your ability to reply to me quickly.
"You will receive in return a sacred pact bonding our agreement so that my magic Cheyenne amulet will allow you to virtually follow me everywhere.
"This way you will be able to help me from a distance and participate in this powerful purification intervention that I will carry out for you that will definitely overturn the rest of your entire life."
Mrs Duckworth said: "I would like to know how this company received information about my daughter and how do we protect our children from these damaging advertisements and ridiculous suggestions?
"These terrible letters, legal or otherwise, are addressed to our children and sent directly to our homes. But how do they know our names?
"The contents of the letter are really disturbing."
The "Indian Chief" claims to be from the Black Hills of Wyoming in North America but the return address for Lucy to send her money is a Post Office Box in Amsterdam.
The letter adds: "The ultimate chance to see your life shine like a million stars, is now in your hands. Please don't let it pass you by and return your acceptance coupon immediately."
A spokesman for the Data Protection Agency's Commissioners Office said personal information can be accessible by using public domains like electoral roles or phone books, but information can also be passed on via list brokering services. He added that anyone completing customer service questionnaires or lifestyle inquiries can be open to such mail.
The spokesman said: "They might not be aware of the implications resulting in simply not ticking a box. My advice is that if you don't want people to know your personal details then they should tick the corresponding box." ANGRY MUM:; Anita Duckworth with the bogus letter
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