An
Email with the Subject "PayPal Privacy Alert" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:02:51 -0800
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "PayPal" <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.
Scam TagCloud
assistanceforeignpaypalpaypal.comlog inloginip addresspasswordaccountserviceinternetaccessverifysentmailsincerely will security(e.g. internet explorer o...dearhttp://0x18.0x79.0x96.0x3...for assistance
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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.
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:02:51 -0800
[received:] => Array
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[0] => from [24.106.73.212] (helo=192.168.1.20)by bartok.o7e.net with smtp (Exim 4.63)(envelope-from )id 1HD3gQ-0002yf-Vvfor scams@scamdex.com; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:02:51 -0800
[1] => from 41.188.26.80 by ; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:58:52 +0500
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[x-mailer:] => Array
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[0] =>
[1] => eGroups Message Poster
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[from:] => "PayPal"
[reply-to:] => "PayPal"
[to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[subject:] => PayPal Privacy Alert
[date:] => Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:01:52 -0100
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => multipart/alternative;boundary="--31805395205282663"
[x-priority:] => 1
[x-msmail-priority:] => High
[message-id:] =>
[x-scamdex-scores:] => S:44 P:53 A:47 L:41 E:47 G:41
[x-scamdex-classtype:] => P
[x-scamdex-classscore:] => 53
[x-scamdex-totscore:] => 273
[x-scamdex-kw:] => IP address,access,account,assistance,foreign,inc.,internet,log in,login,password,paypal,sent,verify
[x-scamdex-dir:] => P
[x-scamdex-id:] => P1204769282.M710816P20228V
[x-scamdex-copyright:] => This Email is Copyright Scamdex.com 2009, Reproduction Prohibited
)
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Dear scams@scamdex.com,
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your account
from a foreign IP address.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in
attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate
the log ins, please visit us as soon as possible to verify your
identity:
http://0x18.0x79.0x96.0x3f/.paypal.com/webscr.php?cmd=_login-run
Verify your identity is a security measure that will ensure that you are
the only person with access to the account.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Sincerely,
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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone
Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing
in the URL every time you log in to your account.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
"Help" link in the header of any page.
Email ID PP321
Dear scams@scamdex.com,
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your account
from a foreign IP address.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in
attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate
the log ins, please visit us as soon as possible to verify your
identity:
http://0x18.0x79.0x96.0x3f/.paypal.com/webscr.php?cmd=_login-run
Verify your identity is a security measure that will ensure that you are
the only person with access to the account.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Sincerely,
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PROTECT YOUR PASSWORD
NEVER give your password to anyone
Protect yourself against fraudulent websites by
opening a new web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape) and typing
in the URL every time you log in to your account.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the
"Help" link in the header of any page.
Email ID PP321
