An
Email with the Subject "account re-activation" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:19:44 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as PayPal <id25855@paypal.co.uk>.
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:] => scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:19:44 -0700
[received:] => Array
(
[0] => from webhost03.webhero.com ([209.217.33.20]:45548)by lester.newsblaze.com with esmtp (Exim 4.77)(envelope-from )id 1SoA87-0002Ah-Kufor scams@scamdex.com; Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:19:44 -0700
[1] => by webhost03.webhero.com (Postfix, from userid 25916)id 02B2C42C12CA; Mon, 9 Jul 2012 04:18:34 -0500 (CDT)
)
[to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[subject:] => account re-activation
[from:] => PayPal
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html
[message-id:] => <20120709091834.02B2C42C12CA@webhost03.webhero.com>
[date:] => Mon, 9 Jul 2012 04:18:34 -0500 (CDT)
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.4
[x-spam-score:] => 34
[x-spam-bar:] => +++
[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "lester.newsblaze.com", hasidentified this incoming email as possible spam. The original messagehas been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seethe administrator of that system for details.Content preview: PayPal LOGIN Dear Customer, Unfortunately, your recent transactions was declined because your PayPal online account is currently restricted. PayPal may restrict accounts for a variety of reasons to prevent fraud and verify the identity of users. [...] Content analysis details: (3.4 points, 4.0 required) pts rule name description---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 1.6 RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT RBL: RCVD_IN_BRBL_LASTEXT [209.217.33.20 listed in bb.barracudacentral.org]-0.0 T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts 0.6 HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG HTML-only message, but there is no HTML tag
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
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.
PayPal
LOGIN
Dear Customer,
Unfortunately, your recent transactions was declined because your PayPal online account is currently restricted. PayPal
may restrict accounts for a variety of reasons to prevent fraud and verify the identity of users.
What is a restriction?
A restriction means that you can no longer use the following features of your
account:
.
Make payments or
send money.
.
Request or receive a
payment.
.
Change or delete your personal or financial information.
Lift your PayPal online account restriction!
You
can lift your restriction by following the steps below, you should then be able to complete PayPal transactions successfully:
1.
Log in to your PayPal online account
2.
Follow the instructions to lift your restriction.
LOG IN TO LIFT THE RESTRICTION
Thank you for your cooperation!
PayPal support team
