This email with the subject
"PayPal Security Measures."
was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on
Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:35:15 -0700
and has been classified as a
Generic Scam.
The sender was
"PayPal Security"<security@paypal.com>,
although it may have been spoofed.
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return-path:
<security@paypal.com>
envelope-to:
scams@HUN1P0T
delivery-date:
Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:35:15 -0700
from:
"PayPal Security"<security@paypal.com>
subject:
PayPal Security Measures.
date:
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 03:34:24 +0200
mime-version:
1.0
content-type:
text/html;charset="Windows-1251"
content-transfer-encoding:
7bit
message-id:
REIDs3x1204769284.M763521P20228V-S3X
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Your
account has been
suspended! PayPal Security Measures. Dear PayPal Member,
Your account has been suspended in our system as a part of our routine
security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your
Paypal account
and to ensure a safe PayPal experience. We require all flagged accounts
to verify their information on file with us. To verify your information at this time,
please visit our secure
server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily
suspend your account.
Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your
account.
Please do not replay to
this e-mail. To modify your notification preferences, log in to your PayPal account, click
the Profile sub-tab, then click the Notifications link under Account
Information. Changes may take up to 10 days to be reflected in our mailings. PayPal will
not sell or rent any of your
personally identifiable information to third parties.
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St., San Jose, CA
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