Allianz has become aware that the Allianz name and logo are misused in connection with lottery scams. These lottery scams have a general pattern. Members of the public receive letters in which purported Spanish lottery officials inform them that they have won a large cash prize which has supposedly been deposited at and/or insured by an Allianz Security Company. Thereby falsified logos of Allianz are used. In order to collect the prize, the addressee should first pay a fee that covers administrative costs for the alleged Allianz Security Company. The addressees should be aware that Allianz has no connection to the fraudster. Anyone receiving such correspondence should not disclose any personal information or transfer any payments, as such advance fees will be lost. Allianz has reported the fraudster to the police. More details about lottery scams can be found in the internet e.g.:
> FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Consumer Alert  or
> US Department of State / International Travel Information / Spanish Lottery Scam. 

Allianz takes very seriously any reports of suspicious or fraudulent activities, including Internet fraud or identity theft involving the unauthorized usage of the Allianz brand.

If you become aware of potentially fraudulent activity relating to any Allianz Company or product (e.g. non existing Allianz Companies, Bond Scams or people falsely pretending to work for Allianz), please forward it to anti-fraud@allianz.com.