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An Email with the Subject "PayPal - Your account access is limited." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:47:59 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "PayPal Accounts Department"<service@intl.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 account holder,
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.
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Why is my account access limited?
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
January 9, 2008: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a third party. We have
limited
access to sensitive PayPal account features in case your account has been accessed by an
unauthorized third
party. We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your
account is our
primary concern.
(Your case ID for this reason is PP-386-959-031.)
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How can I restore my account access?
Please visit the Resolution Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations." To visit the
Resolution
Center, please follow the link below:
http://200.62.226.19/.security/update/cgi-bin/webscr.php?cmd=_login-run
Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your account access.
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