This is really junk mail!

Borough residents have received letters from Spain recently, informing them that they have won a huge prize in the Spanish “El-Gordo” Lottery, and all they have to do to claim nearly a million dollars is call the claims agent, and fill out a simple form.
If you have received one of these letters, throw it away - it is a swindle.
“El Gordo” means “the fat one” in Spanish, and there actually is an “El Gordo” lottery. Other than that, virtually everything else in the letters is a lie.
The lottery in Spain dates back to 1819 and families have been playing the same number for generations. However, like any other lottery, “you’ve got to be in it to win it,” so if you don’t remember buying a ticket, there is no way you won anything.
Just in case the temptation to get something for nothing has you wondering, consider:
These scams usually require you to contact your “agent” by phone or fax in a few weeks time, or lose your prize. The “payment processing form” asks for personal information like your date of birth and bank account number. You can avoid giving your bank number by having your “check” mailed to you but you have to pay for taxes, handling and insurance.
Here is the reality check.
All lottery tickets everywhere are good for a year. The government of Spain is a participant in their lottery, and prizes in their lotteries are tax-free. There are no extra fees, or insurance required. Only winning tickets are recognized to collect the prize. Spanish phone numbers have the country code 34, but if the next digit is 6, it’s a cell phone - business numbers begin with 9, following the country code.
If you did buy a ticket to the Spanish lottery, do not tell anyone. According to Claudia Bourne Farrell at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, “It’s a violation of federal law to buy or sell foreign lotteries in the United States.”
Moreover, that is the key to this sort of fraud - in the words of W. C. Fields, “you can’t cheat an honest man.”