An
Email with the Subject "::PayPal Notification:: Update your information ....." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:48:23 -0800
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as <service@paypal.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
this email, or follow any URLs 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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It has come to our attention
that your PayPal billing information are out of date. This require you
to update your billing information as soon as possible.
This billing update is also a new PayPal security statement which goes
according to the established norms on our terms of service (TOS) to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website
Please update your records
on or before February 11, 2006. A failure to update
your records may result on a suspension of your account.
To update your PayPal
records click on the following link:
This new security statement
will helps us continue to offer PayPal as a secure and cost-effective
payment service. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent
to this address cannot be answered. For assistance,
log in to
your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any
page.
PayPal Email
ID PP468
Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you
never provide your password to fraudulent websites.
PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.
For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please
review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips
Protect Your Password
You should never give your PayPal password
to anyone, including PayPal employees.
Update Your Information
It has come to our attention
that your PayPal billing information are out of date. This require you
to update your billing information as soon as possible.
This billing update is also a new PayPal security statement which goes
according to the established norms on our terms of service (TOS) to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website
Please update your records
on or before February 11, 2006. A failure to update
your records may result on a suspension of your account.
To update your PayPal
records click on the following link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=login-run
This new security statement
will helps us continue to offer PayPal as a secure and cost-effective
payment service. We appreciate your cooperation and assistance.
Sincerely,
The PayPal Team
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent
to this address cannot be answered. For assistance,
log in to
your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any
page.
PayPal Email
ID PP468
Protect Your Account Info
Make sure you
never provide your password to fraudulent websites.
PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.
For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please
review our Security Tips at https://www.paypal.com/us/securitytips
Protect Your Password
You should
never give your PayPal password
to anyone, including PayPal employees.
