I enter Spanish lotteries through an Agency based in Europe, among others, one of them is E.L.G.I have had several wins and everytime i was asked by Security Company Staff to Pay Before the Cheque Could be Issued, Legally they cannot make such Requests, Its not a Scam It Could Be that somehow Computers may be used to simulate Voice after Listening to conversations secretly to make it look like a Scam, If the money has been paid, THAT MONEY CAN BE TRACED THROUGH THE BANKING SYSTEM WHICH HAS TO BE CASHED IN A BANK ACCOUNT AND PERSONAL IDENTITY HAS TO BE PRODUCED e.g PASSPORT WHICH IS RECORDED BY THE PAYING BANK AND DESTINATION BANK ACCOUNTS . IT IS POSSIBLE TO TRACE SUCH TRANSACTIONS AT ANY TIME ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (THE NATIONAL BANKS ALSO KEEP CURRENCY TRASFER STATISTICS,TO MONITER CURRENCIES,BECAUSE THE PAPER MONEY HAS TO BE EXCHANGED IN VALUE BY NATIONAL BANKS e.g BANK OF ENGLAND IN THE U.K.