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An Email with the Subject "Account Limited Temporarily" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:06:13 -0400 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as PayPal <securityteam@restrictedaccess.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 Client,
Our security system monitored unusual activities with a credit card linked to your PayPal account.
Unfortunately, your account has been limited due to the following reason:
A suspicious activity have triggered PayPal's security system which shows that an unauthorized
user
tried to use your PayPal account without your consent. To ensure greater security, we have
limited access to your account. We have sent you an attachment file which contains the necessary
steps
that allows us to recover your account privileges. Please download the form and view it in your web
browser.
We hope that you understand that this is a security precaution that works to safeguard you and
your
account. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you,
PayPal Security Team