A Scam Email with the Subject
"PayPal Identity and Billing Information Check - Accout Limited"
was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on
Tue, 29 May 2007 16:01:28 -0700 and has been classified as a
Generic Scam.
The sender was
"PayPal Security Department"<security@paypal.com>,
although it may have been spoofed.
Scam Tag Cloud
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NO CHART DATA - EMAIL HAS NOT YET BEEN ANALYSED
Scam Email Headers
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate agencies.
return-path:
<security@paypal.com>
envelope-to:
submissions@HUN1P0T
delivery-date:
Tue, 29 May 2007 16:01:28 -0700
reply-to:
<PayPal Security Department>
from:
"PayPal Security Department"<security@paypal.com>
subject:
PayPal Identity and Billing Information Check - Accout Limited
date:
Wed, 30 May 2007 01:59:06 +0300
mime-version:
1.0
content-type:
text/html;charset="Windows-1251"
content-transfer-encoding:
7bit
message-id:
<SCX4ID@1204769287.M126409P20228V>
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
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PayPal Security
Measures.
Dear PayPal Member,
Your account has been randomly flagged 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.
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