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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: terran_emperor on October 31, 2009, 12:40:03 pm

Title: Hotmail Question
Post by: terran_emperor on October 31, 2009, 12:40:03 pm

I got this e-mail in one of my 2 hotmail accounts.

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Dear Hotmail Account Owner,
 
This message is from Hotmail messaging center to all Hotmail  account user. We are currently upgrading our database and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused Hotmail account to create more space for new accounts.
 
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that we will know that it's a present used account. (You are to send the information below to enable us RECONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT and for Upgrading)
 
Email Username :(***********)
EMAIL Password :(***********)
Date of Birth  :(***********)
 
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/ her account withing two weeks of this warning notice we are afraid you will have to lose your account permanently.
Thank you for using Hotmail !
 
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
 
Sincerely,
The Windows Live Team

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Did anyone one else get this?

Is this message genuine?

Should i respond?

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: Ghostavo on October 31, 2009, 12:44:58 pm

It's a scam.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: The E on October 31, 2009, 12:46:35 pm

Yeah, judging by the misspellings present, I'd say so as well.

I would check the e-mail header for the routing info.

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: terran_emperor on October 31, 2009, 12:50:49 pm

Here's the header info...

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Windows Live Hotmail Team! Warning!!!‏
From:  Windows Live Hotmail Team ([email protected]) 
 You may not know this sender.Mark as safe|Mark as junk
Sent: 19 October 2009 12:54:30
To:  [email protected]
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Its not even addressed to me...

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: Ghostavo on October 31, 2009, 12:53:08 pm

You are on the bcc part. And as you can see, the mail addresses are bogus.

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: The E on October 31, 2009, 12:56:46 pm

That's not the real header info. The real one is defined here: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322 and contains several other pieces of information that can be used to identify a sender.

And yeah. If the real hotmail team uses addresses like this, it's no wonder gmail is the success it is....

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: terran_emperor on October 31, 2009, 01:01:26 pm

Bloody Spam...

Title: Re: Hotmail Question
Post by: BloodEagle on October 31, 2009, 01:34:17 pm

I loathe that you can show data other than actual addresses in the 'from' field in e-mail.  :ick: