An
Email with the Subject "[GSN Suspected Spam] your VISA card 4XXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: possible fraudulent transaction # 3936476" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:15:04 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as =?X-EUROPA?B?VklTQQ==?= <secure@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
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => luckyweird@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:15:04 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from 117-56-117-244.hinet-ip.hinet.net ([117.56.117.244] helo=nt.haiduau.gov.tw)by chester.loopbiz.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256)(Exim 4.69)(envelope-from )id 1QddMx-00042T-SYfor luckyweird@scamdex.com; Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:15:04 -0700
[1] => from onlineupdate.com (unassigned.ahram.org.eg [163.121.116.116] (may be forged))(authenticated bits=0)by nt.haiduau.gov.tw (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p647BjFg008539for ; Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:15:03 +0800
)
[from:] => =?X-EUROPA?B?VklTQQ==?=
[to:] => luckyweird@scamdex.com
[subject:] => [GSN Suspected Spam] =?X-EUROPA?B?eW91ciBWSVNBIGNhcmQgNFhYWC1YWFhYLVhYWFgtWFhYWDogcG9zc2libGUgZnJhdWR1bGVudCB0cmFuc2FjdGlvbiAjIDM5MzY0NzY=?=
[date:] => 04 Jul 2011 10:13:53 +0300
[message-id:] => <20110704101353.3B469259C230ED1A@onlineupdate.com>
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html;charset="iso-8859-1"
[content-transfer-encoding:] => quoted-printable
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.6
[x-spam-score:] => 36
[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: (3.6 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------0.0 DNS_FROM_RFC_DSN RBL: Envelope sender in dsn.rfc-ignorant.org0.1 TVD_RCVD_IP TVD_RCVD_IP1.6 RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT RBL: RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT[117.56.117.244 listed in bb.barracudacentral.org]0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts0.0 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars0.4 RDNS_DYNAMIC Delivered to internal network by host withdynamic-looking rDNS0.0 RFC_ABUSE_POST Both abuse and postmaster missing on sender domain0.1 FROM_EXCESS_BASE64 From: base64 encoded unnecessarily0.3 MAY_BE_FORGED Relay IP's reverse DNS does not resolve to IP-0.0 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list
[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:
