Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY (2005)
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From: Mr. BARRIO DAVID claimreps@zwallet.com
Reply-To: winningoficina@netscape.net
Date: Oct 27, 2005 1:22 PM
Subject: RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION NOTICE
EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.L
PLAZA DE ESPAÑA, 28001 GRANVIA - MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL:+34-679-910-300
FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR.
SERIAL NUMBER: 2113-05
REF: NUMBER: EGS/2551256003/05
BATCH NUMBER :14/0017/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of release of the EL GORDO DE LA
PRIMITIVA PROGRAM held on 17th of October, 2005 and result was
officially announced on the 23rd of October, 2005.
Among the 25 participating international finalists playing 6000 full
tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of €38,696,000.75c (THIRTY
EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX THOUSAND EUROS SEVENTY FIVE
CENT) in cash, your serial number 2113-05 with ticket number
025-11464992-750 drew the lucky numbers 16-19-23-36-39-41 which
consequently won a prize in the 1st category. You have therefore been
approved for a lump sum payout of € 1,547,000.87c (One Million Five
Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand Euros Eighty Seven Cents) in cash
credited to a file ref. Nº 2113 - 05. Congratulations!!!!!.
Due to the impossibility to reach you, your fund and file has been
deposited with a security company registered to your file claim number
and insured in your name. Please forward all claims to them as a bond
has been placed on your award and they will be responsible for
handling and remittance of won prices until they are accurately
disbursed. The deadline for this notice is the 30th of November, 2005.
Non-compliance within this period may result in disqualification and
insured prizes will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y
HACIENDA as unclaimed. Due to mixed up of some numbers and names, we
ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has
been processed and your money remitted to your nominated account, as
this is a part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unwarranted advantage of this program by participants. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25.000 names from USA, New Zealand, Europe, south America, Australia,
Middle East, Africa and Asia as part of our international Promotions
Program. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in
subsequent programs.
To begin your claim, please contact MRS.MARTA ALEJANDRO, Foreign
operation manager of GLOBAL LINK SECURITIES CLAIM REPRESENTATIVES S.L
at E-mail: winningoficina@netscape.net or TEL:+34-636-910-406 for
handling and payment procedures.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your claim file number and reference numbers in
every of your correspondence with us or your agent Furthermore, should
there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible. Also note that you are to pay in return ten percent
(10%) of the money you received to the GLOBAL LINK SECURITIES CLAIM
REPRESENTATIVES S. L. after which you have received the money in your
designated account in your country. Congratulations!!! Once again from
all the staff and thank you for choosing the Spanish Int’l Lotto
commission.
Sincerely:
Mr. BARRIO DAVID
sec.
