An
Email with the Subject "Account limited: lottery@scamalot.com" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:45:55 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "PayPal Customer Service" <noreply.lottery@scamalot.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.
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01paypallog inthird partylotterywinaccountresponsecustomerserviceinc.accessprocesscustomsecuresentmail will securityach(lottery@scamalot.com)(s): june 9th, 2012 (2:4...
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => lottery@scamalot.com
[delivery-date:] => Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:45:55 -0700
[received:] => Array
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[0] => from mail.buddygroupthailand.com ([27.254.38.130]:55661)by lester.newsblaze.com with esmtp (Exim 4.77)(envelope-from )id 1SdL39-0007hx-VMfor lottery@scamalot.com; Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:45:55 -0700
[1] => from scamalot.com ([212.202.112.67]) by buddygroupthailand.com with MailEnable ESMTP; Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:45:32 +0700
)
[from:] => "PayPal Customer Service"
[to:] => lottery@scamalot.com
[subject:] => Account limited: lottery@scamalot.com
[date:] => 09 Jun 2012 14:49:32 +0200
[message-id:] => <20120609144932.E71BA42789389AF8@scamalot.com>
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => multipart/mixed;boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_D5D8BCFC.CBD8B346"
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=2.1
[x-spam-score:] => 21
[x-spam-bar:] => ++
[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "lester.newsblaze.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 PayPal account (lottery@scamalot.com) has been limited. Hello lottery, PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience. [...] Content analysis details: (2.1 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.0 HK_LOTTO_SUBJECT HK_LOTTO_SUBJECT 1.0 HK_LOTTO_NAME HK_LOTTO_NAME 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_OBFU_HTML_ATTACH BODY: HTML attachment with non-text MIME type 0.0 T_OBFU_PDF_ATTACH BODY: PDF attachment with generic MIME type 1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts 0.0 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars 0.0 T_HK_SPAMMY_FILENAME T_HK_SPAMMY_FILENAME 0.0 TO_IN_SUBJ To address is in Subject
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
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Your PayPal account (lottery@scamalot.com) has been limited. Hello lottery,
PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited. We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Why is my account access limited ?
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
June 9th, 2012 (2:49:32 p.m.) We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
How can I restore my account access ? It's easy: Use your personal paypal form attached to this email. Confirm that you're the owner of the account by updating your account information. The process takes about 3 minutes. After your information is successfully verified and updated, you'll be prompted to log into your restored account. This email was sent to lottery@scamalot.com, because your email address is registered with PayPal, please don't reply to this email. It'll just confuse the computer that sent it and you won't get a response. Copyright 2012 PayPal, Inc. All rights reserved. PayPal is located at 2211 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95131.
