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An Email with the Subject "Notification of Limited Account Access" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:09:46 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "PayPal" <accounts-security@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.
Notification of Limited Account Access
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
One or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.
Unusual account activity has made it necessary to limit account access until additional verification information can be collected. Case ID Number: PP-071-362-996.
For your protection, we have limited access to your account until you update your account information. Click on the link below to login to your account and update your profile.
https://www.paypal.com/row/
After updateing your profile, our new Anti Fraud System will be added to your PayPal account.
If you recived this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as another PayPal user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Paypal is misappropriate at the request of law enforment agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team
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