An Email with the Subject "Uptade ( Your Information )" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:48:16 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Paypal <Service@paypal.au>.
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.
Dear Paypal Valued Member,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen
activity in the
PayPal system. We
recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your
account.We requested information from you for the following
reason:
Our system requires further account verification.
Case ID Number: PP-086-513-485
Click here to verify your Information
Be sure to log in securely by opening a new browser window
and typing the
PayPal URL. Once
you log in, you will be provided with steps to restore
your account access. We appreciate your understanding as we
work to ensure
account safety.
In accordance with PayPal's
User Agreement, your account access will remain
limited until the issue has been resolved. Unfortunately, if
access to your
account remains limited for an extended period of time, it
may result in
further limitations or eventual account closure. We
encourage you to log in
to your PayPal
account as soon as possible to help avoid this.
To review your account and some or all of the information
that PayPal used
to make its decision to limit your account access, please
visit the
Resolution Center. If, after reviewing your account
information, you seek
further clarification regarding your account access, please
contact PayPal
by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".
We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Please understand
that this is a security measure intended to help protect you
and your
account. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
PayPal Account
Review Department
PayPal Email ID
PP560
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