The Scamdex Scam Email Archive X

Subject:  Update your PayPal account informations
From:  "Paypal Inc." <acc-overview@paypal.com>
Date:  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:10:13 -0800
Category:  Generic
Date Added:  2019-12-30 17:11:45

An Email with the Subject "Update your PayPal account informations" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:10:13 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Paypal Inc." <acc-overview@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.



Security Center Advisory!
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 or terminated. 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):

Jan 30, 2007: We have reason to believe that your account was accessed by a 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.

Click here to Remove Limitations



Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your account access.

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Make sure you never provide your password to fraudulent persons.

PayPal automatically encrypts your confidential information using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits (the highest level commercially available).

PayPal will never ask you to enter your password in an email.

For more information on protecting yourself from fraud, please review our Security Tips at http://www.paypal.com/securitytips
Protect Your Password You should never give your PayPal password to anyone, including PayPal employees.