An
Email with the Subject "Update Your PayPal Account" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:34:07 -0700
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as PayPal<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.
Scam TagCloud
assistancepaypalpaypal.comlog inpasswordaccountserviceprocessurgent transfersentmailuser will securitydearfor assistance
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 investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
EEEEEstdClass Object
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => submitted@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:34:07 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from mail.anekdot.com.tr ([217.195.206.106])by sun.newsblaze.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256)(Exim 4.52)id 1GCqcx-0001Kw-9kfor submitted@scamdex.com; Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:34:07 -0700
[1] => from mail.anekdot.com.tr (localhost [127.0.0.1])by mail.anekdot.com.tr (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7F50SMM023236for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:00:28 +0300
[2] => (from apache@localhost)by mail.anekdot.com.tr (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k7F50RVP023223;Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:00:27 +0300
)
[date:] => Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:00:27 +0300
[x-mailer:] => <200608150500.k7F50RVP023223@mail.anekdot.com.tr>
[to:] => submitted@scamdex.com
[subject:] => Update Your PayPal Account
[from:] => PayPal
[content-type:] => text/html
[x-anekdot-mailscanner-information:] => Please contact the ISP for more information
[x-anekdot-mailscanner:] => Found to be clean
[x-mailscanner-from:] => apache@mail.anekdot.com.tr
[status:] => RO
[x-status:] =>
[x-keywords:] =>
[x-uid:] => 17562
[message-id:] => REIDs3x1204769268.M199215P20228V-S3X
[x-scamdex-scores:] => S:46 P:48 A:47 L:40 E:43 G:39
[x-scamdex-classtype:] => P
[x-scamdex-classscore:] => 48
[x-scamdex-totscore:] => 263
[x-scamdex-kw:] => \%,account,assistance,contact,inc.,log in,login,password,paypal,process,sent,urgent
[x-scamdex-em:] => apache@localhost,apache@mail.anek
[x-scamdex-dir:] => A
[x-scamdex-id:] => A1204769268.M199215P20228V
[x-scamdex-copyright:] => This Email is Copyright Scamdex.com 2009, Reproduction Prohibited
)
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.
Unfortunately today we have had some trouble with one of our
computer systems. While the trouble appears to be minor, we are not
taking the necessary precautions. We have decided to take the affected system offline
and replace it with a new system. Unfortunately this has caused us to
lose member data and information. Please follow the link below and log into
your account to re-enter your information to be assured none of your prior information has been lost.
Please Note: Account balances have not been affected.
Because of
the inconvenience, we will be providing all users that repair
their missing data their next two incoming transfers for free! You
will pay no fees for your next two incoming transfers*.
Click
Here To Begin the Account Process
Thank
you for using PayPal!
* - If fees would
normally apply, you will not pay anything for the next two incoming
transfers you receive.
PayPal Security
PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD NEVER give your
password to anyone and ONLY log in at PayPal's website. If
anyone asks for your password, please follow the Security Tips
instructions on the PayPal website.
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.
