A Scam Email with the Subject
"Account Information"
was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on
Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:13:00 -0800 and has been classified as a
Generic Scam.
The sender was
"eBay" <aw-verify@eBay.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.
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
Community Action - SPAM/non-Scam Report
Occasionally, incorrectly categorized emails get into the Scamdex Scam Email Database and need to be removed. If this
email has Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or is, in your opinion, from a bona-fide entity, let us know.
Scamdex will, as soon as is practicable, take-down any emails that in our opinion should not
be in our database. Note that ALL emails in the Scamdex Scam Email Database were received as Unsolicited Commercial Email, aka UCE or
SPAM, via unpublished 'Honeypot' email addresses.
Due to recent activity, including possible unauthorized listings
placed on your account, we will require a second confirmation
of your identity with us in order to allow us to investigate
this matter further.Your account is not suspended, but if
in 48 hours after you receive this message your account is
not confirmed we reserve the right to suspend your eBay registration.
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account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of
eBay policy to represent oneself as another eBay user. Such
action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or
international law. eBay is committed to assist law enforcement
with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal
information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information
will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies
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