An Email with the Subject "Reminder: Urgent Security Notice" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:05:18 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as <paypal@service.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,
Your PayPal account makes sending online payments fast, easy, and secure. With over 96 million members, it's the best way to:
Thank you for using PayPal! The PayPal Team Please do not
reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For
assistance, log in
to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page. PayPal Email ID PP468 |
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:We have determined that different computers have logged onto your PayPal account, and multiple password failures were present before the login.For your protection, we have limited access to your account. You won't be able to use your PayPal account until you will update it with the correct billing information, and Add New PayPal's Anti Fraud System.Click the link below to log in to your PayPal account :
https://www.paypal.com/Your PayPal account makes sending
online payments fast, easy, and secure. With over 96 million members, it's the best way
to:Buy from an online auctionPay on a merchant websiteSend money
to anyone with an email addressWe use proprietary technology - and constantly
innovate - to help ensure your transactions are safe.PayPal and eBay have over 1000 people
worldwide dedicated to keeping PayPal accounts safe.
Please do not
reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For
assistance, log in
to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any
PayPal page.
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