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An Email with the Subject "PayPal : Your account is temporary limited" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:54:47 -0700 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as "service@paypal.com"<service@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.
We
recently reviewed your account, and we need more information about
your business to allow us to provide uninterrupted 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. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Why
is my account access limited?
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
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.
Requiring PIN Signatures is the latest security measure against: identity theft, credit card fraud and unauthorized account access. PayPal will verify it with your bank records for your own protection.
If you provide a wrong PIN your account will be suspended or limited for unauthorized account access. Copyright
© 1999-2006 PayPal.