OMG, I Won the Euromillones Spanish Lottery! (SCAM)

I’ve Hit the Jackpot

I’m announcing my retirement – it’s only $715,950 but I think I can stretch that and bum around for a decade. Okay, I’m kidding. The other day I got a piece of mail (direct mail, NOT email) that came from Spain (I’m not sure, but definitely somewhere in Europe). There’s no return address and I thought… that’s weird, I don’t know anyone in Europe.

Forged Letter With Fake Graphics

Euromillones Scam
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I open it up and there’s this watermarked letter complete with crappy header logos and an even crappier graphic in the bottom right that’s supposed to be some kind of authentic security seal. These graphics are blurry and just scream fake and unprofessional. So this letter goes on to describe how my name was submitted to an international lottery in Spain through a cross-promotion with some American company and that I won $715,950. They claim that it’s now placed at a security company and I have to call them so they can transfer it to my bank. I’m guessing the first thing they’ll ask for is some money to deposit or some type of transaction fee.

This letter has so many things on it that should set off warning alarms for people but I’m sure people fall for this, just like those Nigerian email scams. I didn’t think they did this with direct mail though. I’m surprised because this cost them “50p” from what I see on the stamp, while sending emails is basically free. If these fraudsters are willing to spend money, it means their endeavors are profitable and people are indeed getting scammed.

Obviously when I get a foreign letter telling me I won a lottery I didn’t participate in, my first reaction is skepticism. I thought “okay, whatever” and the first thing I did was hop on Google and search for “euromillones” and quickly confirmed this is a scam. Apparently they used to do this with email as well (or maybe they still are).

Here’s another page about these fraudulent scams on the official Euromillones website: Scam Letters & Emails

Watch Out For Scams Like This

I’ve added (SCAM) to the post title just to make it really clear. This post was originally meant to be sarcastic but people who’ve received the same letter are finding this post online when looking for info. So just to confirm, the Euromillones letter is a SCAM.

Bottom line is if you actually won the lottery they would not just mail you a plain letter like this to notify you. It would most likely be a phone call or at least a certified letter requiring signature. And they would never ask you for personal financial information or any kind of up front deposit to claim your winnings. Plus, how many lotteries have you played where you had to give out personal information like your home address?

As good as it might sound, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is – money doesn’t just drop out of the sky onto your lap like this.


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167 responses to “OMG, I Won the Euromillones Spanish Lottery! (SCAM)”

  1. Steve

    Same thing happened to me, won 825,000 pound. Very poor graphics they used in letter. Ref number: 951/004/844/ and batch number 503890017.

    Address: c/o Intercontinental Security Company
    4-7 Oxford street, East London
    W1C2HP, United Kingdom

    Contact: Anthony Stan (+44-203-318-4882 or fax: +44-207-504-8132).

    E-mail: intercontinentalsco@representative.com

    Letter from: Eric Loudon

  2. rowena

    yes, they are still at it. friend let me read her letter dated april 11, 2011 i came onto this site to read bout the letter BIG SCAM!!!!

  3. Caroline

    Yahayy I’m a winner too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    What a bunch of sad people there are in the world today to waste peoples time on such a poorly executed scam!
    they are obviously thinking it works ( and there must be people falling for it) as it seems to have been going on for quite a while – you would think they could afford better paper to send it on by now though!

  4. Chas

    This has been going for 4 years, and I’ve only just got my letter.

  5. sandy

    First comment that I read about this scam was in 2007.I recieved my letter October of 2012.HOW DO THEY KEEP ON GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?

  6. dave

    Got my third letter today [25/01/13] by now according to them I am worth about £2,000,000 they must think i am mad, but some poor unsuspecting people might fall for it why does the spanish authorities allow this to go on?

  7. Grant

    FYI, still at it. Paperwork is still rubbish. After four years someone shopuld be able to stop this. Thanks for the site.
    22/03/13

  8. Dale

    another thing fishy is that the lottery ticket that they display in the bottom right isn’t an euromillions lottery ticket its actually the spanish national lottery, looks like the scammers haven’t done their research. I remember watching the spanish national lottery gordo at christmas they use one child to pick the number and one child to pick the prize. the person that done this scam doesn’t know what a euromillions lottery ticket looks like.

  9. ames

    just received my letter from euromillones
    international lotto Spain

    1,9500,00.000

    1. takbb

      Yes and the person who lived at my address 2 years ago has just won £285,000 on the Peoples Postcode Lottery. As I don’t have a forwarding address, please feel free to claim it on their behalf by phoning JOHN ROGER whose direct number is 07939 877161, or 0207 164 6021. I’m sure he’ll be more than happy to take your call any time of the day or night, especially in the early hours of a Sunday morning! It says to keep details of this prize confidential and not to disclose to the public, but I’m only sharing it with a few of you, aren’t I? ?

  10. Spence Liggett

    Just a note to say that it is now the PEOPLES POSTCODE LOTTERY still the same address 4-7 Oxford Street East, London. contact name John Roger and two telephone numbers 0207-164-6021 and 0793-987-7161

  11. alp

    I just received a letter telling me of a ‘big’ win from peoples postcode lottery.
    Same address as above, 4-7 Oxford street, East London W1C 2HP. And HEAD OFFICE 200 Wetstraat, Rue De La Loi Brussels Belgium.
    Contact Alex Roger the Foreign Service Manager of PRIME FINANCE COMPANY on 02071646021 or direct line 07939877161..
    The letter is printed on a very poor quality paper, with obviously photocopied registry marks. I can’t believe that anybody would fall for it, even though it came by first class post costing them £0.63. Apparently they will want 5% of the winning for processing expenses – well, they will not get anything from me, the letter is going straight to the recycle bin!

  12. Kim

    My late mum has just received an award letter from the “Peoples postcode lottery” telling her she had won £285k! Exactly the same as your letter Alp. Obviously in the shredding pile. Just hope they don’t send the same to my Mother in Law. Dementia would make her believe anything.
    HUGE SCAM!!!

    1. Dena Andrews

      I had a letter this week post code lottery saying I had one £258000. Strange as I don’t to the lottery, checked out the address and yep it’s a scam. If they want to waste 63p sending me mail I will happily recycle it.

  13. John Tanner (Please do not print my name call me ( J.T.)

    Wednesday. Oct. 5th. 2016. HAD THIS LETTER, “PEOPLES POSTCODE LOTTERY” DATED; 30/09/2016. SAYING I HAD WON £285,000. CONTACT, DAVID JOHNSON. FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER of PRIME FINANCE COMPANY on Tel 0207 060 1819. or DIRECT LINE: on 0749 756 2436. So, I Phoned and spoken to DAVID JOHNSON, I said I Thought it was a SCAM! HE assured me it was not, He said, I have two options. 1. send 1% which is £2,850. and I receive the winnings in 24 hours, or 2. CHEQUE INSURANCE, £2,850 PLUS £500. TOTAL £3,350. to acc no: 40798509. sort code 202595. NAME: D. MYLONAS And receive a cheque with the winnings in 5 Days. DAVID just phoned me. I told him That I am a BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN and that He will have to answer one day, to THE LORD. He put the phone down. YES I WILL PRAY FOR HIM. AND HAVE. JOHN.

    1. lisa.jenson

      Yes this is a scam. Please everyone don’t fall for this. I rang this guy and told him he should stop scamming people and taking advantage of vulnerable people. He said it wasn’t and he could send a cheque of £285,000 in the post. I said do it then as he wasn’t getting no more info of me. Told him he wouldn’t get my account details either. He put the phone down and guess what never got the cheque the following day as promised, not got it full stop. He’s rude once he knows he has been found out. Same name David Johnson, foreign service manager of prime finance company tel 0207 060 1819, direct number 07497562436. He didn’t even ask for my reference number as there is so many people he is scamming he can’t keep up. It also says don’t tell any one due to potential fraudalent claims. What a load of rubbish. I told him I have not got a ticket. he asked me if I played it.

      he said you can win it with or without a ticket. The addresses are fake to and cheap nasty scam letter. Don’t feed these cunts save your money.Police should do something about this.

      He sounds like he is from african origin, ever so slightly His attitude changes when he knows he aint going to scam you. What a disgusting street rat.

  14. Margaret L. Stockin

    I must be the biggest winner to date! 4.90 million. I guess I am set for life. Only of course if I give them my personal banking information so they can transfer the money to me…hmmmm…no risk there. Yikes. I hope they get stopped soon and that no more unsuspecting elderly folks or others get taken in. This certainly takes the cake!

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