Santa Lucia Security Company SA ripoff fraudulent lottery winning claim and money from us Madrid Spain
My husband received a letter notifying that he won the lottery in the 3rd category which was held on 20th of May 2004. He was approved for a lump sum payout of $615,810. He was to fill out a lottery payments processing form: needing name, date of birth, address, telephone, bank name, account number, routing number, bank address, and next of kin.
I was uncomfortable in pursuing the transactions. But my husband thought sure this was a legitimate thing and so we filled out the form and faxed it as instructed.
The claims agent, Luis Sanchez, the foreign service Manager of Santa Lucia Security Company SA, contacted us on 20th of September 2004 stating what we needed to do in order to receive the lottery payment. First, we were to go to the Western Union and wire $1950 to Frank Brown and fax my husband's drivers license for varification that my husband's name is legitimate. This money was for taxes for the Spanish government as we are non-residents of that country. Which we did do.
On 21st of September 2004 we received a telephone call from Juan Gomez from "the bank" offering us two options as to how my husband wanted to receive the transfer of lottery funds: 1) telegraphic transfer (receive funds in 48 hrs at named bank) and pay $9999.80 for such transaction, or 2) normal transfer that would take 5 days to receive and pay $7988.94 for such action.
Being not so smart, we chose the second option. In doing so, we were to contact Senor Sanchez, the claims agent, to get our instructions. Again, we were to go to Western Union to wire $2000 to Frank Brown and $2000 to James Charles. We could not send the full $7988.94 because the persons picking up the wired money could only carry the $2000 amount per person. And we were to call Senor Sanchez once the transaction was completed.
On this date of 21st of September 2004, we did in fact send the two transactions of $2000 each to each person named. We did call Senor Sanchez to inform him of the money sent and we were informed to send the balance of the $7988.94 in two payments in the morning of 22nd of September 2004 ... which we will NOT do.
On each ocassion of informing Senor Sanchez that the money was wired, he asked for the MTCN for varification, which was given each time.
I decided to investigate "this company" and found it a Rip-Off! We wish no one else be scammed or taken advantage-of like we were.
We also wish to get our money back as it came from our retirement funds!
Judith
Shell Knob, Missouri
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Judith
Shell Knob,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Santa Lucia Security Company SA - update
#2Author of original report
Thu, September 23, 2004
We did not send the balance. We closed the bank account, reported the fraud to our local detective, the US Secret Service has been notified, and reported the fraud to the FBI.
Gomez with the bank called early this morning and wanted to know why we had not sent the balance. I told him we could not afford to pay the balance and for all the money to be returned to us. He told us to call our claim representative and I said no, that I want Luis Sanchez, the claim representative, to call us. At this point of writing, we have not heard from Sanchez.