The Scamdex Scam Email Archive X

Subject:  View Your Account (Action Required)
From:  <accounts@paypal.com>
Date:  Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:58:55 -0700
Category:  Generic
Date Added:  2016-07-20 20:28:24

An Email with the Subject "View Your Account (Action Required)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:58:55 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as <accounts@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 User,


Dear PayPal User,

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. Your account may have been accessed by an unauthorized
third party. We recently received a report of unauthorized credit card use
associated with this account.

As a precaution, we are requesting additional verification of your payment
and personal information in order to protect your PayPal account against
future unauthorized transactions.

Please follow the link below and complete the requested information. The
situation will be immediately reviewed by the fraud department and we will
remove any holds on this account.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=updateprofile

Case ID Number: PP-361-117-408


Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review Department


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PayPal Email ID PP684