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Thread ID: 79361 2007-05-17 06:04:00 Emails from Microsoft? Gordon62 (11771) Press F1
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550601 2007-05-17 06:04:00 Just got an email from the MICROSOFT CONNECT TEAM regarding my MICROSOFT CONNECT PROFILE which starts off with "Dear Microsoft Connect Registered User. Dunno what all that's about. The email site is MSFTNCONN@MICROSOFT.COM (all lower case). Do Microsoft send you emails? From what I have read they don't and shouldn't be opened. Is this email kosher or what? I have left it sitting in MailWasher until I know exactly what this is all about as I can't recall anything about entering my "profile" as they call it. Without opening the email I can't and wont put it on the forum but it basically talks about accessing my profile & updating personal details.
Am I smelling a rat or just being paranoid"? It also shows in MailWasher as being in my "friends" list but I can't see that particular domain as a friends site, possibly could if I opened OE but am reluctant to do so.
Regards Gordon.
Gordon62 (11771)
550602 2007-05-17 06:10:00 They have never sent me one, and judging by a number of articles that I have read like this one from the BBC
Malware 'hijacks Windows Updates'
news.bbc.co.uk

\It is probably dodgy trojan carrying SPAM!
winmacguy (3367)
550603 2007-05-17 06:13:00 Could be legit (www.neowin.net)

Is that what your email says?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
550604 2007-05-17 06:58:00 Have you ever attended a Microsoft event, say TechEd, or similar? You register as a "Microsoft Connect" member to get your e-invitation etc, hence that could be legit. somebody (208)
550605 2007-05-17 07:03:00 Why bother? I doubt if they are offering to give you money. At the best they will want more information about you that they can sell. Graham L (2)
550606 2007-05-17 07:05:00 Yup that's it Speedy but a tad more details in my email. Must have done something many, many moons ago for this to pop up now as this is the first time I have seen a message like this ever. As they are going to contact me every month it'going to be a bit of a bugger to shake off-b****r M/S. I will probably just treat it as spam in MailWasher and hope the b*****s naff off and get the message.
Regards Gordon.
Gordon62 (11771)
550607 2007-05-17 07:12:00 Have you ever attended a Microsoft event, say TechEd, or similar? You register as a "Microsoft Connect" member to get your e-invitation etc, hence that could be legit.
Hi TechEd-no I have never attended a Microsoft event or anything like it, nor can I recall ever registering as a "Microsoft Connect" member so this is one out of the blue as far as i'm concerned.
Regards Gordon.
Gordon62 (11771)
550608 2007-05-17 07:13:00 Well if u can unsubscribe from it go to the MS site and unsubscribe.

Then u wont get emails from MS.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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