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No, this is not legitimate. It's the way that scammers phish for your personal information and then go on to make you send money to collect your nonexistent winnings.
Scammers always want you to believe that you can be picked out of thin air and become a contest winner. You can't. You must always enter a contest to win it.
Lottery winners are paid out of the proceeds of lottery tickets. If you don't buy your ticket you can't win, and you must present a valid winning lottery ticket to claim your winnings.
Sweepstakes winners must complete an entry form and sign up for the contest. Sweepstakes also require you to submit your half of the entry form as proof before you can claim your prize. Your half of the form contains the numbers that match the winning numbers drawn by the contest on the other half of your entry form.
I know you don't have that entry form or a lottery ticket, or you would never have posted this question here.
All international contests of this sort are illegal. The Federal government does not co-sponsor any contests with the EU or any other foreign country. The Federal wire act prohibits such activity.
Report the fraud online to the FBI at www.IC3.gov and to the Federal Trade Commission at www.FTC.gov. Block the scammers. Send no money.
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Experience: 18+ years of NYS litigation experience.
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