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SPAM, via unpublished 'Honeypot' email addresses.
Recipient: Valued PayPal Customer
Our security system detected an un-authorized user tried to send money from your account. We have
temporarily set an access limitation to your account.
The time it takes to restore the access usually varies. Depending on the type of issue, it may take
us a few hours or days to resolve the problem.
In a continuing effort to provide our users with state-of-the-art security, we limit accounts that
may be in threat.
Please open the form (attached) that we have provided for you.
Your account will be restored back to its normal state after you have provided the legitimate
information in the form.
Please do understand that this is a security measure intended to protect you and your account. We
apologize for any inconvenience.
Yours sincerely,
PayPal SafeGuard Team
Recipient: Valued PayPal Customer
Our security system detected an un-authorized user tried to send money from your account. We have
temporarily set an access limitation to your account.
The time it takes to restore the access usually varies. Depending on the type of issue, it may take
us a few hours or days to resolve the problem.
In a continuing effort to provide our users with state-of-the-art security, we limit accounts that
may be in threat.
Please open the form (attached) that we have provided for you.
Your account will be restored back to its normal state after you have provided the legitimate
information in the form.
Please do understand that this is a security measure intended to protect you and your account. We
apologize for any inconvenience.
Yours sincerely,
PayPal SafeGuard Team
What Is This?
This Email with the Subject "Notification" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 20 Sep 2015 11:38:06 -0700 and has been classified as a
Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as PayPal Security Department <safe@reports.com>,
although that address was probably spoofed. We recommend that you do not attempt to contact any persons or organizations referenced in
this email, as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
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