EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY attempted ripoff! If you have to send money to a lottery before receiving your winnings, then you have been SCAMED!! MADRID ESPANA, SPAIN
I just wanted to inform everyone out there about a SCAM. If you receive a letter in the mail stating that you have won LOTS of money from EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY... IT IS A SCAM!! HERE'S MY STORY.
I got a letter, with no return address on it, saying that I had won 815,810.00. It gave me my so called winning numbers and everything. The letter said that do to mix up of name and numbers this lottery was released late and that I shouldn't tell anyone about it until after I had recieved my money.
It said my winnings were being held at the Santa Lucia Security Company S.A under my name. I was supposed to contact my claims agent(MR.WILLIAM GOMEZ) and they gave me a number. They also sent me a second paper to send them my bank information. They didn't ask for any money in the letter so I thought I had nothing to lose. I called the number just to find out that I couldn't actually talk to anyone at that number. I then faxed a paper to the fax number they gave me asking someone to contact me because I was unable to get through at their number.
The next day I got a call from a man in Spain saying that his name was Steve and that he was the bank manager of the Citi bank. He started explaining it to me and it sounded great, that was until he told me I had to send him $1700 U.S to pay for the transfer fees. He wanted me to call a Western Union Money Transfer plase and deposit the money to a GILBERT CLARK's account in Madrid Spain. That made me think. Should the money not be going to the city bank and not to this personal account??
I then told him I would get Back to him. When I got off the phone I went on the internet and did some research. I also called a Fraud Hotline. I was told from them not to send any money to them because it was a scam. I was told that any lottery company will take out any fees from your winnings then deposit the rest to your account. If you have to send any money to any lottery before recieving your winnings then you have been SCAMED!!!
Please don't send any money to this company. You will NOT get any in return.
P.S The police are now investigating it.
Tonya
k0l1c0, Ontario
Canada
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Noe
Yuma,Arizona,
U.S.A.
notified through mail too
#5Consumer Comment
Thu, December 16, 2004
I ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SAME. "EL GORDO SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY CO." MY LETTER WAS DATED 9-12-2004. AFTER FIRST INVESTIGATING THE CONVERSION RATE I CHECKED COMPANY OUT ON-LINE AND KNEW IMMEDIATELY FROM RESULTS THAT ITS JUST A SCAM. GOOD THING I DIDN'T SEND ANY MONEY, JUST THE WASTED MONEY ON A LONG DISTANCE CALL TO SPAIN. HOW DO I GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT? AND HOW DO YOU THINK THEY GOT MY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO MAIL ME THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?
EDDIE
LONDON,Other,
United Kingdom
MR E GADSDEN
#5Consumer Comment
Tue, November 23, 2004
DEAR SIR
IHAVE READ YOUR REPORT WITH GREAT
INTEREST I HAVE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED
TWO LETTERS ONE POSTED IN CANADA
AND ONE POSTED IN ENGLAND WHERE I
LIVE ASKING ME TO SEND 5-00 TO
SPG0013/NL FREEPOST,9 TRIDENT WAY
SOUTHALL UB18 8NL ENGLAND FOR A
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL ENTRY FEE
FOR THE SPANISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
(el gordo)THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS ON A
TRADEING ESTATE IN SOUTHHALL
Ljubomir
Kocani,Europe,
Macedonia
retired
#5Consumer Comment
Sun, October 03, 2004
I have recived your letter that I have won mony form your lottery. I have contacted Your claims agent Leo Gibson. Please inform Me more on my My e-mail adress for how can I get the mony. I was told That Mr. Leo Gibson will coll Me tomorow,but I dont speak English so please write Me on My e-mail. Thank you.
Pesh
Houston,Texas,
U.S.A.
File a complaint with the FBI division IFCCFBI!!
#5Consumer Comment
Thu, March 25, 2004
well, first of all you should not send it to the police!! File a complaint with the FBI division IFCCFBI!! I have recieved the same letter... but mine was from rimpac
RIMPAC SPANISH AND BRITISH LOTTERY COMPANY
COIN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OLD BATH ROAD,
COLNBROOK, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, SL3 ONJ.
DATE: 20th MARCH 2004
FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH: EGS/ 22504002/03: REFERENCE: 15/0018/IPD
DEAR SIR,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION.
This is to inform you of the release of the RIMPAC LOTTERY held on the 3rd of Febuary 2004, but due to the mix up of numbers and address and the holidays, the results were released on the 10th of MARCH 2004.
Your name was attached to ticket number 085-12876077-09 with serial number 51390-0 that drew the lucky numbers of 03-05-12-14-28-38, which
consequently won the lottery in the 5th category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of Pounds 2,800.809.00. (TWO MILLION EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE POUNDS ONLY) in cash credited to file with REF: N:.EGS/3662367114/13.
This is from a total cash prize of Pounds 70,020.225.00 C., shared among the twenty five international winners in this category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited in temporary account with our corresponding paying bank 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 claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming of unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North and South
America, Middle East and Africa as part of our International Promotions Program.
We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the subsequent programs.
To begin your lottery claims, please contact us immediately on your readiness to claim your winning, for further information/procedures.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed within the maximum of ten working from this day of notification, any claim not made before in the due date will be returned to the MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC. And also be informed that 5% of your lottery winning belongs to (IBERO PROMOTION COMPANY S, A.) Because they are the company that bought your ticket and played the lottery on your
name, NOTE this 5% will be remitted after you have received your winnings prize 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 orrespondence
with us or your claim agent.
Furthermore, shall there be any change of address, please do inform your claim agent as soon as possible. An original copy of your lucky winning ticket and your deposit certificate will be sent to you by your claim agent, MR. ANTHONY STONE (Alfa diplomatic services corperation)
CONGRATULATION!!!!!
Once again from all members of our staff and thank you for being a part of our International promotions program. We wish you continued good fortunes.
Sincerely,
MR LEWIS CRUZ
VICE PRESIDENT