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An Email with the Subject "PayPal Customer Support - Critical Account Information" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:31:22 -0700 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as "PayPal Customer Support"<customer-support@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 committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of buyers and sellers. To protect the security of your account, PayPal employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the PayPal system for unusual activity. Recently, our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with PayPal's User Agreement access to your account will be limited. This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not compromised. In order to secure your account we may require some specific information from you. We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below and complete the requested form as soon as possible. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run Ignoring our request, for an extended period of time, may result in account limitations or may result in eventual account closure. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.If you received this message in you Bulk/Spam folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by you ISP. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department PayPal Email ID PP522 |
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