An
Email with the Subject "PayPal Security Invoice" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:47:57 -0800
and has been classified as a Auction/Escrow Scam Email.
The sender shows as "Notification of Limited Account" <paypal@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.
Scam TagCloud
paypalpaypal.comthird partyebaycheckwinaccountnotificationserviceaccesssecuremail will securityebay com
NO CHART DATA - EMAIL HAS NOT YET BEEN ANALYSED
Scam Email Headers
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
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => submitted@scamdex.com,submissions@scamdex.com,scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:47:57 -0800
[received:] => from [194.79.46.226] (helo=mail.com)by sun.newsblaze.com with smtp (Exim 4.52)id 1FCE0q-0001Lh-Vd; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:47:57 -0800
[reply-to:] =>
[from:] => "Notification of Limited Account"
[subject:] => PayPal Security Invoice
[date:] => Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:45:38 +0200
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html;charset="Windows-1251"
[content-transfer-encoding:] => 7bit
[x-priority:] => 3
[x-msmail-priority:] => Normal
[x-mailer:] => Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
[x-mimeole:] => Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
[status:] => RO
[x-status:] =>
[x-keywords:] =>
[message-id:] => reIDScdx00001204769267.M183039P20228V-S2X
[x-uid:] => 8674
[x-scamdex-scores:] => S:35 P:39 A:48 L:31 E:35 G:30
[x-scamdex-classtype:] => A
[x-scamdex-classscore:] => 48
[x-scamdex-totscore:] => 218
[x-scamdex-kw:] => access,account,check,ebay,inc.,login,notification,paypal,service,third party
[x-scamdex-dir:] => P
[x-scamdex-id:] => P1204769267.M183039P20228V
[x-scamdex-copyright:] => This Email is Copyright Scamdex.com 2009, Reproduction Prohibited
)
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
Community Action - SPAM/non-Scam Report
Occasionally, incorrectly categorized emails get into the Scamdex Scam Email Database and need to be removed. If this
email has Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or is, in your opinion, from a bona-fide entity, let us know.
Scamdex will, as soon as is practicable, take-down any emails that in our opinion should not
be in our database. Note that ALL emails in the Scamdex Scam Email Database were received as Unsolicited Commercial Email, aka UCE or
SPAM, via unpublished 'Honeypot' email addresses.
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. 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):
Jul. 31, 2005: 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.
(Your case ID for this reason
is PP-096-539-297.)
How can I restore my account access?
Please confirm account information by clicking here Resolution
Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations."
Once you
complete all of the checklist items, your case will be reviewed by one of
our Account Specialists. We will send you an email with the outcome of the
review.