El Gordo Spanish Sweepstake Lottery ripoff They send me a letter to tell me that I won 615,810.00 Euro Madrid

I got a letter in the mail "From the Desk of the managing Director International Promotions/Prize Award Dept Ref.no ... Bath no... Award Notification, Final Notice We are pleased to inform you of the release today of results of the El Gordo Spanish Sweepstake Lottery/ New Year Highstake International Program held on 2i May 2004 You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pauout of Euro 615,810.00 (six hundred and fifteen thousand, eight hundred and ten euro) in cash credited to file ref no..... Egs.... This is a from total cash prize Euro 5,368,770.00 shared amoung the seventeen international winners in this category. CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured in your name. Due to mix 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 your security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted advantage taking of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through computer ballot system drawn from 250,0000 names from North America, Asia, Middle East, Australia, Africa and Europe as part of end year international program, which we conduct once every year. We hope with a part of your prize money, you will take part in our mid year high stake Euro 1.2 billion lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim's agent MARIA Juan, Foreign Operations Manager, WINTHERTUR SEGUROS S.A on Tel 011 34 675 360 437 for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. All prize money must be claimed no later than 5 July 2004. After this date all funds vill be returned to the Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda as unclaimed. fill out the attached Claim/Payment Processing Fprm Carefully and legibly and fax it back to WHintherthur Seguros S.A FAx 01134645684834."
Then I got the form to be completed with my name and bank account and how I would like to be paid. I almost believed that is true because they didn't ask any money and one of the payment options was certified cheque ...But how could you win a lottery that you've never played?!

Kati
Calgary, Alberta
Canada