Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
El Mundo Spanish Sweepstake Lottery (2006)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We don’t send these messages! We collect the ones we receive and document them for the benefit of others.
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From: PEDRO CAMACHO stuppon@yahoo.com
Reply-To: jarvier@zwallet.com
Date: Mar 10, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION
EL MUNDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.A.
CALLE AROYO NO. 10 PISO ID
28008 MADRID. SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
BATCH:14/0117/13J
REFERENCE:EML/2551256005/05
DATE 10th MARCH 2006
RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you on the release of the EL- MUNDO DE LA PRIMITIVA PROGRAM held on the 4th June 2006. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, the results were released on the 25th FEBUARY 2006. Your name attached to ticket number 031-1127-841 with serial number 3214-07 drew the lucky numbers of 21-22-37-39-41-49 which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of EUROS 615,810.00 ( SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credited to file with ………….. REF.NO. EML/2551256005/05. This is from a total cash prize of EUROS 16,621,340.00 ( SIXTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTY EUROS ONLY) Shared among the thirty one international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next years program.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact your claims agent ,MR JARVIER MARTINEZ Foreign operations manager OCASO GRUPO SEGUROS S. A. on Tel:+34 645 664 220 and Fax:+34 940 468 990 for the processing and remittance of your winning prize money to a designation of your choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 25TH MARCH 2006. After this date all funds will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning belongs to GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY S. A. because they entered your name for this draw and they are your claims agent. This 10% will be remitted after you have received your winnings because the money is insured in your name already.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Enclosed with this letter is also a payment processing form which you should complete and return to Fax Number:+34 940 468 990 OR E-MAIL jarvier@zwallet.com of your claims agent GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY S.A. . Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program.
Sincerely
PEDRO CAMACHO
VICE PRESIDENT
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