rong Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Possibly should be in security forum if so please moveSomeone I help has received two Emails supposedly from Microsoft offering the above, he has according to the mail singed up for offers from Microsoft, I am sure he hasn't as I have helped him with installing most of the things on his PC. I cannot find any reference on Google, the computer is around 5 years old and from Evesham. Should this be passed on to anyone, or does anyone know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 My guess would be that it's an absolute sham.I can't see MicroSoft giving away XP for free. I send spam stuff to http://www.spamcop.net/. You do need to register, but at least I feel that someone is acting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 How many hundreds of these offers does your friend want? My junk bin hasn't been emptied for a couple of days so I'm sure I can find about 50 more plus offers of £1000000000000 dollars in exchange for your bank account number plus Viagra plus various views of Britney Spears in states of undress plus, plus +++++++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I just wanted to know if it was new as I can't find it on Google, and let others know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 http://www.snopes.com has all the latest email scams. Have a look there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 ... supposedly from Microsoft ...The Spamcop.net link that Irene provided can very easily tell where the email really came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 If it looks too good to be true, then it certainly is. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I will have to send it to myself next time I go there so I have all the information, and see where to go from their, as I haven't been able to find it. I am under no illusions that it's real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Make sure that you preserve all the email headers from the original spam message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Make sure that you preserve all the email headers from the original spam message.I was intending to forward it, would this be the way to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Make sure that you preserve all the email headers from the original spam message.I was intending to forward it, would this be the way to do itMy method is to log into one of my web-based email address, which happens to be the one which receives virtually all of the Spam which I receive. I then use the "show full header" option, then forward it on to SpamCop.net, using the specific address provided by them after I had registered. After that, just follow the instructions. :DP.S. If you are forwarding it to yourself, just ensure that you select the "show full headers" option in whichever program you use. It might be wise not to delete the original until you know that you have received the 'headed' version. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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