An
Email with the Subject "Account Maintenance And Verification - Urgent Action Required" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:23:55 -0800
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as account@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.
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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 or terminated. 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):
July 15, 2006: 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.
(Your case ID for this reason is PP-121-601-924.)
How can I restore my account access?
Please visit the
Security Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations and Update your Account."
Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your account access.
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 or terminated. 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):
July 15, 2006: 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.
(Your case ID for this reason is PP-121-601-924.)
How can I restore my account access?
Please visit the
Security Center and complete the "Steps to Remove Limitations and Update your Account."
Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your account access.
