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If you can read the supposed name of this scam lottery, you're off to a good start. Then you have to try to figure out what this nonsense phrase means: "Your name/business name was entered as a dependent client" . And the "lottery / sweepstakes" was done to promote tourism in Spain! We're not sure just HOW this would accomplish that..
Oh, yes, did we mention it is all just the usual scam lottery / sweepstakes / promotion (take your pick, they claim all three. Madrid, Spain. There are many signs that this is a fraud, not the least of which is that no legitimate lottery uses email to notify its winners!
And a legitimate lottery certainly would not use free hotmail, yahoo, elitist, or aim email accounts.
Notice the gibberish writing, excessive/incorrect use of CAPITAL letters, lack of decent punctuation and other clues to an obvious fraud that we have highlighted in the letter; keep confidential, selected by a random computer lottery of email addresses, use of free email accounts rather than a domain and website that matches the lottery name, etc.
It is a typical scam sweepstakes winning notification. Also see these pages:
Euro Lotto Stakes SL
GUZMAN EL BUENO,
137 28003
MADRID ESPANA
www.elgordomasgordo.com
5th FEBRUARY 2007
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
REF: ELS/4506/ES
BATCH: LBN/19853
ATTN:
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release of awaiting results of the EURO LOTTO STAKES ESPANOL S.L, A DIVISION OF THE ELGORDO MAS GORDO INTERNATIONAL LOTTOERY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME held on the 31th December 2006 as ' LOTORIA DE NAVIDAD' Your name/business name was entered as a dependent client by ANDALUSIA VISTA S.A, with reference number: ELS/4506/ES. And batch number LBN/19853. Your name attached to ticket number 12.1624 drew the 5th lucky winning number, which conequently won the Euro Lotto Stakes in the 2th category.
You have therefore been approved for a payment of Euro475,600.00(FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EUROS) in cash credited to file reference number: ELS/4506/ES.This is from a total cash prize of Euro 26,756.820 (TWENTY SIX MILLIOIN SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EUROS.) Shared among the international winners in all categories, Congratulations!
All names entered in the program, were presented by our international department, in conjunction with world residential white pages, humanitarian organzations, and chambers of commerce, in Europe, North and South America, The Pacific, Aisa, Africa and the Middle East. This was conducted this year as our international programme to promote tourism in Spain.
Due to mixed up some names and address, we ask that you keep this award personal, until you claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.
To begin your claim, the enclosed release order release form must be completed carefully in a capital letter, with a photocopy of your personal identity for (verification, records, Insurance premium title, and funds remittance). And send by fax to (Dr. Andre Sanchez), Foreign Operations Manager, ZURICH SECURITY COMPANY S.A, at FAX: +34-695-112-703, +34-692-302-713. TEL: +34-635-020-655 OR Send A Scanned Completed Form To The Email Address At zurichsecurity@myway.com . They are your agent, and are responsible for the processing and transfer of your winnings to you. YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS ELS/4506/ES. KEEP PERSONAL.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 2th OF MARCH 2007. After this date your sweepstakes winning prize will be marked as unclaimed and remitted back to the account of the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA YHACHIENDA. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Once again, Congratulations!!!
Sincerely,
Snr Antonio Rodriguez
(Programe Director)
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