The following isn't really a Financial Scam, but the email tries to get the recipient to open an attached file containing a virus. If ever in doubt about the origination of an email, go directly to the sender (or website) to verify the authenticity.

Subject: Information

Dear PayPal member,

We regret to inform you that your account is about to be expired in next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.

To update your personal profile and continue using PayPal services you have to run the attached application to this email. Just run it and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT! If you ignore this alert, your account will be suspended in next five business days and you will not be able to use PayPal anymore.

Thank you for using PayPal

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