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419 Scam Example: "BANK GIRO LOTERIJ (THOMAS BROWN, Mary Boer)"

"BANK GIRO LOTERIJ (THOMAS BROWN, Mary Boer)" is a fake lottery scam run by a gang in the Netherlands. All phone numbers used in the scam are Dutch cellphones.

Please forward us copies of any replies or money demands from "BANK GIRO LOTERIJ" or its "agents" (Outlook Express: Message / Forward as attachment, Yahoo Mail: Forward / as Attachment, see "How to report 419 spam to us").

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Example of initial "winning notification":

From: "BANKGIROLOTTERY" <alan_backfordumkjrpxn@tiscali.it>
To: "WINNER" <emailaddress>
Sent: Friday, 25 March, 2005 6:08
Subject: CONGRATULATION

BANK GIRO LOTERIJ.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
EGGER-STRAAT N0 21
28089 AMSTERDAM NETHERLAND

FROM: THE DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION DEPT.

SECURITY FILE NO:DL/99621/A11.
REF: IPL/4249859609/WP1.
BATCH: GL/91663/A.


We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today
24th of March 2005, of winners of the BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION PROGRAMS held on 27 DECEMBER ,2004.

Your email address attached to ticket number 023-56678230954, drew the
lucky numbers 7-14-21-42-49-59, batch number GL/91663/A
and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.
You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out
of EURO 850.000.00 (Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Euro) in credited to file LOTTERY REF
NO.IPL/4249859609/WL1 This is from total prize money of
Euro 20,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in categories C with serial
number: IL/FLW/12-C033721192.All participants were
selected through a computer ballot system drawn form
25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000
individual email addresses from Australia, Africa, New
Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as
part of International Promotions Program, which is
conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now in custody of a
financial Security company insured in your FILE
REFERENCE. Due to the mix up of some numbers and
names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from
public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to your account. This is part of
our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

This lottery program was promoted by our group
of philanthropist here in Netherlands. We hope with a
part of you prize, you Will participate in our end of
year high stakes EURO 5,000,000 million International
Lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent: THOMAS BROWN
Phone: +31-641288961.
Fax:   +31-847440417.
Email: thomasbrm@fastermail.com

Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect
Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report,
verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your
file. For due processing and remittance of your
winning prize to your designated account of your
choice. Be informed that all prize money must be
claimed not later than 21st of May 2005. After this
date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, you are to contact Mr. Thomas Brown
with followings details below:

1. Your full names, telephone, contact address and
2. quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Furthermore, should there be any change of your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. Congratulations once again from our team of
staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
Program.

Yours sincerely,
Ms,Mary Boer
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.


N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification

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