An
Email with the Subject "Online Confirmation" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:15:29 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as HM Revenue & Customs Refund<online@confirm-hmrc.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.
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
EEEEEstdClass Object
(
[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => scamdex@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:15:29 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from 74-95-218-177-houston.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.95.218.177] helo=bayareadentalcenter.com)by chester.loopbiz.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)(envelope-from )id 1Qgco8-000648-KZfor scamdex@scamdex.com; Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:15:29 -0700
[1] => from mail.safemail.it ([70.38.49.190]) by bayareadentalcenter.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:15:21 -0500
)
[from:] => HM Revenue & Customs Refund
[to:] => scamdex@scamdex.com
[subject:] => Online Confirmation
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
[message-id:] =>
[x-originalarrivaltime:] => 12 Jul 2011 13:15:21.0903 (UTC) FILETIME=[C0FD43F0:01CC4095]
[date:] => 12 Jul 2011 08:15:21 -0500
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.9
[x-spam-score:] => 39
[x-spam-bar:] => +++
[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "chester.loopbiz.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: HM Revenue & Customs Refund This e-mail has been sent to youby HM Revenue & Customs to inform you that we must pay you back 478 GBP.Please complete all the information to process your refund Please allow 2weeks for you money to be availabe in your account. (eg: address, phone) Totalrefund amount: 478 GBP [...] Content analysis details: (3.9 points, 4.0 required)pts rule name description---- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------1.7 URIBL_DBL_SPAM Contains an URL listed in the DBL blocklist[URIs: confirm-hmrc.com]0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts0.6 URIBL_SBL Contains an URL listed in the SBL blocklist[URIs: confirm-hmrc.com]0.4 RDNS_DYNAMIC Delivered to internal network by host withdynamic-looking rDNS0.0 FROM_MISSP_EH_MATCH From misspaced, matches envelope0.1 FROM_MISSP_DYNIP From misspaced + dynamic rDNS
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
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This e-mail has been sent to you by
HM Revenue & Customs to inform you that we must pay you back 478
GBP.
Please complete all the information to process your refund
Please allow 2 weeks for you money to be availabe in your account. (eg:
address, phone)
Total refund amount: 478 GBP
To ensure that your service is not interrupted, we request you to
confirm and
update your information today by following the link below:
HM Revenue & Customs Refund
Thank you for your prompt
attention to
this matter. Do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address
cannot be
answered.