An Email with the Subject "Important Information Regarding Your Account." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:40:56 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as secure@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.
Dear PayPal Member, As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. During a recent screening, we noticed an issue regarding your account. For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. This might be due to either of the following reasons: 1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of address,e-mail address). 2. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors. Please update and verify your information by checking the link below: (if you can't open it just copy the link in your internet browser) http://paypal.confirmation-billing.com/index.htm We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department ------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999-2009 PayPal. All rights reserved.