An
Email with the Subject "your VISA card 4XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: possible fraudulent transaction # 4210057" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:04:06 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as VISA <security@onlineupdate.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.
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
(
[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => paypal@o7e.net
[delivery-date:] => Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:04:07 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from rrcs-208-125-247-202.nys.biz.rr.com ([208.125.247.202] helo=ace-corp.local)by chester.loopbiz.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)(envelope-from )id 1Q86fb-0000or-BZfor paypal@o7e.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:04:06 -0700
[1] => from onlineupdate.com ([74.120.98.221]) by ace-corp.local with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 8 Apr 2011 04:04:03 -0400
)
[from:] => VISA
[to:] => paypal@o7e.net
[subject:] => your VISA card 4XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: possible fraudulent transaction # 4210057
[date:] => 08 Apr 2011 09:01:58 +0100
[message-id:] => <20110408090158.FB76B81D1ECA15AD@onlineupdate.com>
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html;charset="iso-8859-1"
[content-transfer-encoding:] => quoted-printable
[x-originalarrivaltime:] => 08 Apr 2011 08:04:03.0405 (UTC) FILETIME=[867E67D0:01CBF5C3]
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.2
[x-spam-score:] => 32
[x-spam-bar:] => +++
[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "chester.loopbiz.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: your VISA card 4XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: possible fraudulent transaction# 3936476 Dear VISA card holder, A recent review of your transaction historydetermined that your card was used at an ATM located in Iran, but for securityreasons the requested transaction was refused. You need to complete the VISACard Holder Form. You can do this by clicking the link below: [...] Content analysis details: (3.2 points, 4.5 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------0.0 DNS_FROM_RFC_DSN RBL: Envelope sender in dsn.rfc-ignorant.org1.4 RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT RBL: RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT[208.125.247.202 listed in bb.barracudacentral.org]0.0 NORMAL_HTTP_TO_IP URI: Uses a dotted-decimal IP address in URL-0.0 BAYES_40 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 20 to 40%[score: 0.3960]0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message0.7 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts0.0 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars1.0 RDNS_DYNAMIC Delivered to internal network by host withdynamic-looking rDNS0.0 RFC_ABUSE_POST Both abuse and postmaster missing on sender domain
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
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Dear VISA card holder,
A recent review of your transaction history determined that
your card was used at an ATM located in Iran, but for security
reasons the requested transaction was refused. You need to
complete the VISA Card Holder Form. You can do this by
clicking the link below:
Dear VISA card holder,
A recent review of your transaction history determined that
your card was used at an ATM located in Iran, but for security
reasons the requested transaction was refused. You need to
complete the VISA Card Holder Form. You can do this by
clicking the link below: