An Email with the Subject "Unauthorized access to your PayPal account" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:58:18 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "PayPal"<service@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.
As part of our security
measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. We recently
noticed the following issue on your account:
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.
Case ID Number: PP-072-838-482
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=complaint-view
For your protection, we have limited access to
your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We
apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
To review your account and some or all of the
information that PayPal
usedto make its decision to limit your account
access, please visit the
Resolution Center https://www.paypal.com/. If, after reviewing your account
information, you
seekfurther clarification regarding your account access, please
contact
PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".
We thank you
for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a
security measure intended to help protect you and your account.
We apologize
for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review
Department
PayPal Email ID PP64595
As part of our security
measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. We recently
noticed the following issue on your account:
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.
Case ID Number: PP-072-838-482
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=complaint-view
For your protection, we have limited access to
your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We
apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
To review your account and some or all of the
information that PayPal
usedto make its decision to limit your account
access, please visit the
Resolution Center https://www.paypal.com/. If, after reviewing your account
information, you
seekfurther clarification regarding your account access, please
contact
PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".
We thank you
for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a
security measure intended to help protect you and your account.
We apologize
for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account Review
Department
PayPal Email ID PP64595