An
Email with the Subject "your paypal account need to be updated!" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:45:23 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as PayPal Inc.<no-replay@paypals.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:] => support@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:45:23 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from [66.173.148.151] (helo=FS1.REDFORD.COM)by bartok.o7e.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63)(envelope-from )id 1I90r5-0005iY-DLfor support@scamdex.com; Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:45:23 -0700
[1] => from service ([66.112.62.161]) by FS1.REDFORD.COM with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:44:13 -0400
)
[reply-to:] => no-replay@paypals.com
[from:] => PayPal Inc.
[subject:] => your paypal account need to be updated!
[date:] => Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:38:35 -0500
[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
[bcc:] =>
[x-uid:] =>
[x-originalarrivaltime:] => 12 Jul 2007 15:44:14.0093 (UTC) FILETIME=[7F788BD0:01C7C49B]
[message-id:] =>
[x-scamdex-scores:] => S:34 P:42 A:40 L:30 E:34 G:29
[x-scamdex-classtype:] => P
[x-scamdex-classscore:] => 42
[x-scamdex-totscore:] => 209
[x-scamdex-kw:] => access,account,inc.,paypal,safe,service,suspend,verify
[x-scamdex-em:] => no-replay@paypals.com
[x-scamdex-dir:] => P
[x-scamdex-id:] => P1204769288.M652015P20228V
[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.
Dear PayPal Member,
Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your Paypal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience.
We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your information at this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend
your account.
Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Dear PayPal Member,
Your account has been randomly flagged in our system as a part of our routine security measures. This is a must to ensure that only you have access and use of your Paypal account and to ensure a safe PayPal experience.
We require all flagged accounts to verify their information on file with us. To verify your information at this time, please visit our secure server webform by clicking the hyperlink below:
Click here to verify your Information
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend
your account.
Thank you for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
