Fake PayPal Account Warning Plus You Won a BONUS CODE 2010!

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Posted by Mr Spamalicious | Posted in Gone Phishing Spam - Identity Theft, Bogus Errors, and Fake Warnings | Posted on 02-02-2010

This is one messed up phishing scheme. The subject is a winning announcement and the body is a fake PayPal warning.

Subject: You won a BONUS CODE 2010/

From: Accounts2010up@security.com

Identifying Unauthorized Logon Attempts on February. 01, 2010:
(Error Message No.
FE09POQVHAK48)
Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):
______________________________________________________________________________
1. 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 limitedaccess to sensitive PayPal account features.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Unusual account activity has made it necessary to limit account access
until additional verification information can be collected.
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. If your account was hijacked, the PayPal account attached is
vulnerable too. Please respond as soon as possible!
PayPal Confirmation link:

http://www.dealfarm.com/paypal/payments/update-pay-pal/index.php

Once you complete all of the checklist items, your case will be
reviewed by one of our Account Specialists.
We will send you an email with the outcome of the review.
If, after reviewing your PayPal account information, you seek
further clarification regarding your
account access, please contact PayPal Online Banking by
visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".

Thank you.
PayPal Team.

02/02/2010

Copyright ? 1999-2010 PayPal. All rights reserved
______________________________________________________________________
Copyright Sandstone Technology Pty Ltd [ 2.0.63 7CFD 2144 FBEE ]
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
______________________________________________________________________ 

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