{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-prize-notification-foreign-lottery","label":"Fake foreign lottery prize notification — unsolicited winner notice for Spanish/UK/EuroMillions lottery + claim number + pay processing fee / release tax to collect winnings","description":"Unsolicited email notifying the recipient they have \"won\" a foreign lottery draw — Spanish El Gordo, EuroMillions, UK Football Pools, Canadian Mega Draw, or similar — despite never entering. The email includes a realistic-sounding winning claim number and demands payment of upfront processing fees, release taxes, customs duties, courier charges, or \"winning certificates\" (typically £100–£800) via Western Union, MoneyGram, or wire transfer before the prize can be released. No real lottery contacts winners by email or charges fees to collect a prize. FTC 2024: foreign lottery scams extracted $117M from US victims; Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: lottery/prize fraud is the #1 reported scam type by dollar volume. Victims who pay once are re-victimized with escalating \"additional fee\" demands indefinitely.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}