I'm a lottery winner!

Dear Mrs. Sanchez,

Could you tell me how much that would be in American dollars? Euros don't mean much to me -- they're rather like Monopoly money, you know?

I will send you my information as soon as I hear from you.

Cheers,
Adrienne Populi

On 3/7/06, MRS. MARTA SANCHEZ. wrote:

EL GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY COMPANY S.L
PLAZA DE ESPAÑA, 28001 GRANVIA - MADRID, SPAIN.
TEL: +34-636-910-406

FROM: THE DESK OF MANAGING DIRECTOR.
SERIAL NUMBER: 2470-06
REF: NUMBER: EGS/2351251103/06
BATCH NUMBER : 17/0027/IPD


RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of release of the EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA PROGRAM held on 27th of February, 2006 and result was officially announced on the 5th of March, 2006.
Among the 25 participating international finalists playing 6000 full tickets in the fifth series, from a pool of €37,466,000.55c (THIRTY SEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX THOUSAND EUROS FIFTY FIVE CENT) in cash, your serial number 2470-06 with ticket number 029-11464472-750 drew the lucky numbers 2 - 5 - 10 - 21 - 32 - 34 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 2470-06. 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 28th of May, 2006. 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 DR. CARLOS LOPEZ, General Manager of WINNING LINK SECURITY CLAIM REPRESENTATIVES S.L at E-mail: winningaproval@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 WINNING LINK SECURITY CLAIM REPRESENTATIVES S. L. after which you have received the money in your designated account .

FILL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SEND BACK TO THE WINNING OFFICE .

1. FILE NUMBER: ...................
2. BATCH NUMBER: .............................
3. REFERENCE NUMBER: .........
4. WINNING NUMBER: .................
5. CATEGORY: .................
6. AMOUNT WON: ........................
7. FULL NAME:(MR/MRS) ...............
8. TEL AND FAX NUMBER:(Office, Home and Mobile) ...............
9. CITY/COUNTRY: .........................................................
10. ADDRESS:(HOME AND OFFICE) ...................
11. OCCUPATION/ORGANIZATION: .......................
12. POSITION : ....................
13. DATE OF BIRTH: ......................
14. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: ..........

ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION, WE WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE BANK THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR AWARD. THEREAFTER,YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CLAIM CERTIFICATE AND INSURANCE BOND CERTIFICATE OF THE WINNING. THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE CLAIM OF THE MONEY FROM THE PAYING BANK, AFTER GETTING CLEARANCE FROM THE MINISTERIO DE INTERIOR HERE IN SPAIN.

NOTE: YOU ARE TO KEEP THIS AWARD OUT FROM PUBLIC NOTICE TO AVOID DOUBLE REPRESENTATION.YOU MUST ABSOLUTELY BE CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL THE BANK TRANSFERRED YOUR FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN !!!



SINCERELY,
MRS. MARTA SANCHEZ.
DIRECTOR.