An
Email with the Subject "Update your PayPal account informations" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:02:33 -0800
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "Paypal Inc." <account@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
paypalpaypal.comlog inloginverificationactivityendedsafeaccounttransactioninc.accesssecurebuysellmailusersincerely will securityhttps://www.paypal.com/cg...
NO CHART DATA - EMAIL HAS NOT YET BEEN ANALYSED
Scam Email Headers
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Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
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[1] => from 198.28.69.196 by ; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:01:07 +0300
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[from:] => "Paypal Inc."
[reply-to:] => "Paypal Inc."
[to:] => submitted@scamdex.com
[subject:] => Update your PayPal account informations
[date:] => Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:01:07 +0400
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[x-priority:] => 1
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[x-scamdex-classtype:] => P
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[x-scamdex-kw:] => access,account,activity,buy,employ,ended,inc.,log in,login,paypal,safe,sell,transaction,verification
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[x-scamdex-id:] => A1204769279.M314751P20228V
[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'
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At PayPal, we want
to increase your security and comfort level with every transaction. From
our Buyer and Seller Protection Policies to our Verification and
Reputation systems, we'll help to keep you safe.
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community
of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal
employs some of the most
advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly
screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.
Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your
account.
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement access to your account will be
limited.
This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is
not compromised.
In order to secure your account we may require some specific information
from you.
We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below and complete the
requested form as soon as possible.
Ignoring our request, for an extended period of time, may result in
account limitations
or may result in eventual account closure.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your
account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP4392
*Please do not respond to this e-mail
as your reply will not be received.
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Grade Encryption is Only the Start
At PayPal, we want
to increase your security and comfort level with every transaction. From
our Buyer and Seller Protection Policies to our Verification and
Reputation systems, we'll help to keep you safe.
PayPal is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community
of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal
employs some of the most
advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly
screen the PayPal system for unusual activity.
Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your
account.
In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement access to your account will be
limited.
This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is
not compromised.
In order to secure your account we may require some specific information
from you.
We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below and complete the
requested form as soon as possible.
Ignoring our request, for an extended period of time, may result in
account limitations
or may result in eventual account closure.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your
account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal Email ID PP4392
*Please do not respond to this e-mail
as your reply will not be received.
