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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: Flame on February 03, 2005, 01:53:52 PM

Title: How to tell if a message from Microsoft is genuine
Post by: Flame on February 03, 2005, 01:53:52 PM

Hi all! As you could imaging... People have been sending other computer users E-Mail messages, pretending that they are from Microsoft.... It is a grownign problem.... Here is a link that will help you be able to tell if your message from Microsoft is genuine... http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/authenticate_mail.mspx

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Title: Re: How to tell if a message from Microsoft is gen
Post by: Computer Hope Admin on February 03, 2005, 05:57:31 PM

Also don't fall for those Microsoft Chain Mail messages. I'm constently getting mail from users and family who send me chain mails saying that if you send this e-mail to 10 other people Microsoft will donate so much money.

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