PayPal Scam from guest@bf-l.ch
Written by The Geekette on September 20, 2005 – 3:09 pmPosted in PayPal, Scams |
Heads up, once again, there is another PayPal Scam going around that might look legitimate to some. In it, the email states you have added a new email address to your PayPal account and wants you to be aware of this. If you don’t believe it is right, it gives you a link to log in and check and protest.
The email reads:
——– Original Message ——–
From: - Tue Sep 20 17:36:28 2005
X-Account-Key: account3
X-UIDL: i^N”!og["!dld!!/l/!!
X-Mozilla-Status: 0001
X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000
Return-Path: guest@bf-l.ch
Received: from smtp.bf-l.ch (194-158-242-54.adslpremium.ch [194.158.242.54])
Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:32:07 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from guest@bf-l.ch)
Received: by smtp.bf-l.ch (Postfix, from userid 520) id 307652CDC2; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:31:55 +0200 (CEST)
To: kyralea@tranquility.net
Subject: New email address added to your PayPal account !
From: service@paypal.com <service@paypal.com>
Content-Type: text/html
Message-Id: <20050920213155.307652CDC2@smtp.bf-l.ch>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:31:55 +0200 (CEST)
X-milter-7bit-Pass: YES
X-milter-date-PASS: YES
X-UIDL: i^N”!og[”!dld!!/l/!!
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the
PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an
unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your
account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal
account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please
understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.
Case ID Number: PP-072-838-482
https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=complaint-view
For your protection, we have limited access to your account until
additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause.
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 https://www.paypal.com/ . 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 PP520972
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Tags: guest@bf-l.ch, PayPal, scam



June 21st, 2008 at 5:40 am
I get these types of emails all the time. Companies like Paypal just don’t ask for personal info this way. The solution is simple, never give personal identification information to anyone or any email that is solicited to you. On the other hand if you intiate the transaction or communication then it’s safe to provide personal info so long as it is relevent to what you are trying to accomplish.