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You have just won the lottery!
(P.S. If you don't keep this a secret your prize will be null and void).
The Spanish Lottery Scam and its variants are becoming one of the newest advance fee scams to appear in the email boxes and fax machines of many people. These scams are very much like the 'Nigerian Letter or South African Letter scams. Originally named for the first variant of this scam using the large national lottery in Spain variants of this scam are now surfacing naming other lotteries.
Participants in this scam can become victims of Identity Theft as the targets are asked to provide SIN numbers and other important personal and financial information.
Other targets report attempts to lure the individuals out of the country with cash needed to pay "processing fees" in order to complete the transaction.
Still others have been asked for funds and banking information.
The perpetrators expect that the targets are unfamiliar with the rules, regulations and procedures of how International lottery winnings are processed.
Contact:
APRCWA
Phone: 780-422-0922
Toll free: 1-877-877-4323
Fax: 780-427-3913