Paypal Scam: Update and Verify account and earn $90.00

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Paypal Scam: Update and Verify account and earn $90.00

Postby peg » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:38 am

THIS IS A SCAM
Below is the email that I received. Even at my escrow-fraud.com Email address......
Please don't fall prey to these. One thing to remember about Paypal, is that they will ALWAYS address you by your registered NAME in the email. ALWAYS!!!
Return-path: <paypal@e.paypal.com>
Envelope-to: ME at escrow-fraud.com
Delivery-date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:17:36 -0600
Received: from [183.63.73.212] (port=54723 helo=ij-soft.com)
by gator1516.hostgator.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69)
(envelope-from <paypal@e.paypal.com>)
id 1RxhXz-0000Bb-7O
for ME at escrow-fraud.com; Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:17:35 -0600
Received: from User (unknown [93.63.32.155])
by ij-soft.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D79AE2942927;
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:16:46 +0300 (EAT)
Reply-To: <paypal@e.paypal.com>
From: "PayPal"<paypal@e.paypal.com>
Subject: Update and verify your account to earn $ 90.00
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17.16.51 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C2A9A6.60919536"
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000

Please only 5 minutes of your precious time to check and update your account.

Instead, we will credit your account $ 90.00 - just your time.

If you need to so we can credit your account.

Please download or open this attachamet

Please note the data must be accurate and all credit to your account

Thank you for helping us become better and safer

Sincerely, PayPal Department investigation.


Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.

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This one they are trying to get it all.... Name.... Social Security... Credit Card, Bank Card, Barclay's card... anything....

Be warned and be careful.
- peg -

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