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"EUROMILLONE PRIMITIVA / METROPOLIS SEGUROS S.A. / MR. FREDRICK EMILIO" are labels used in a fake lottery fraud (see "419" scam) by a gang in Spain.

Winning notifications that tell victims to contact "METROPOLIS SEGUROS S.A." are also sent out from free webmail accounts. All phone numbers listed are mobile phones, which are difficult to track.

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Example spam for METROPOLIS SEGUROS S.A.

From: EUROMILLONES PRIMITIVA
To: emailaddress
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 07:53
Subject: WINNING AWARD NOTIFICATION

EUROMILLONES PRIMITIVA
AVDA DE LA CONTATINE
C./SANTA EDIFICIO ROSA 20
MADRID 28005 MADRID SPAIN
TEL:+34 666 127 686



FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR PRIZE
AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF FILE :EUR/DU/777/22/RD
BATCH N� :ERD/989
DATE: 11/01/05


AWARD NOTIFICATION

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

WE are pleased to inform you of the release of the results of EUROMILLONE PRIMITIVA INTERNACIONAL PROGRAM held on the 21ST DECEMBER, 2004. SPAIN

Your e-mail was attached to ticket number 52-10-95-43-22 with serial number 3112-66 which drew to the lucky number 44-16-70-33-10, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of � 615,810.(SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN EURO ONLY) in cash credited to file REF N�: EUR/DU/777/22/RD. This is from a total cash prize of �10,468,770.00 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND,SEVEN HUNDERD AND SEVENTY EURO ONLY) shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name under a fixed bond insurance policy. Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, you were lucky to be among the winners that belong to 3rd category of the lottery. We ask that you should keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed or until your money has been remitted into your nominated account, As part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 40,000 companies and 20,000, individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This lottery program takes place once every year and its promoted and sponsored by the FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE SPAIN.

To begin your lotery claim fund, a photocopy of your identity (international passport or state identity card) telephone and fax numbers is required. Please contact your claim's agent, foreign operation manager,

MR. FREDRICK EMILIO
METROPOLIS SEGUROS S.A.
TEL: +34 628 757 985
FAX: +34 628 757 986
E-MAIL: [email protected] .
for processing and remittance of your winning fund to designated account of your choice, Remember the dead line for this final notice is 4TH MARCH. 2005, After this date, all funds shall be returned to the (FEDRAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE SPAIN) as unclaimed.

Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays, If there will be any change of address or any thing e.t.c. do inform your claim agent. Please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, you are informed that you will be responsible for charges incurred in the transfer of your winning prize to your nominated account..

Congratulation once again from all members of our staff.

FRANCIS GONZ�LEZ
Lottery Co-ordinator.