MSN Scams! [Please read if you use any IM service!]
I've noticed it's becoming more and more of a problem, the old, and what I thought to be, easy to avoid MSN scams. So I'll post here as well as several blogs about this problem.
If someone messages you with some link without prior notice, it's more than likely they didn't intend to. The link is a link to a site, usually posing as some kind of picture gallery or download site, that asks you to log in with your MSN email to 'validate your a contact of [whoever sent the invite]'. Whatever you do DO NOT give your password out. I'm not sure why people thought to do it but the grimy nature of this scam is that if you do give out your password, you yourself start inadvertently giving out the same scam links with your MSN. The best way to stop this is to change your password, copy your contacts, and delete the email account! They can access your email now and browse through for personal information used in identity theft and frauds! Creating a fresh, new MSN and having your contacts block and remove your old one will save them and you a lot of hassle/danger.
I've seen this spread through now 8 of my 140 or so contacts, don't let it happen to you!
If someone messages you with some link without prior notice, it's more than likely they didn't intend to. The link is a link to a site, usually posing as some kind of picture gallery or download site, that asks you to log in with your MSN email to 'validate your a contact of [whoever sent the invite]'. Whatever you do DO NOT give your password out. I'm not sure why people thought to do it but the grimy nature of this scam is that if you do give out your password, you yourself start inadvertently giving out the same scam links with your MSN. The best way to stop this is to change your password, copy your contacts, and delete the email account! They can access your email now and browse through for personal information used in identity theft and frauds! Creating a fresh, new MSN and having your contacts block and remove your old one will save them and you a lot of hassle/danger.
I've seen this spread through now 8 of my 140 or so contacts, don't let it happen to you!
Posted by Rtbbvr (Blogger) on Monday, May 18, 2009 03:17PM
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#14 Gohenks SSJ5:
last year they the scam wasnt out for a year the scams stopped like two months ago
Sunday, August 02, 2009 06:08PM
#13 IcewarriorX:
I rest my case.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 02:28PM
#12 Riku 123q:
"I
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:42AM
#11 Tiberath:
I've fallen for this crap once, when I was young and naive. I've since bested it, and never been fooled again.
A few people on my MSN list have also succumbed to this evil. And it's annoying. I even get offline messages from the [expletive deleted] thing!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 08:38AM
#10 Evi of au:
I got that shit like 4 years ago, except it wasn't limited to MSN only. It would output a text string (a link) and enter, so whatever program I was running that took text would receive the link. I spread it to a few people in wiz_chat while I was asking for help.
Then tibby helped me.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 04:13AM
#9 Chris Gayle:
I thought these scams died out around last year, it seemed like the scammers gave up on it, like it went out of style... but its alot more creative than it used to be though...
Monday, May 18, 2009 06:29PM
#8 Flame Guardian:
Yeah, I get multiple of these everyday as well. It's very annoying.. I feel bad for the people tricked from these scams! :/
Monday, May 18, 2009 06:27PM
#7 Chris Gayle:
I get the links like every day...
Monday, May 18, 2009 06:24PM
#6 Riku 123q:
IcewarriorX wrote:
> Only the easily-tricked click those links.
>
> There's quite a few who send me those all the time.
*cough* lol
Monday, May 18, 2009 05:19PM
#5 IcewarriorX:
Only the easily-tricked click those links.
There's quite a few who send me those all the time.
Monday, May 18, 2009 04:34PM
#4 Jeff8500:
Lol. I came across an AIM scam, someone sends you a link talking about a webcam or photos or something, and then you download an executable, run it, and it steals your password and occasionally logs onto your account to spread itself. A couple people on my contacts list got it.
Monday, May 18, 2009 03:56PM
#3 Rtbbvr:
Jaredoggy wrote:
> Why are you double posting this?
>
> ONOES IS THIS A SCAM?!
I seem to forget everyone reading all the same blogs... I've posted this three time now and I'm just trying to reach as many people as I can with this that's all.
Monday, May 18, 2009 03:34PM
#2 Jaredoggy:
Why are you double posting this?
ONOES IS THIS A SCAM?!
Monday, May 18, 2009 03:31PM
#1 Goku super sayian 4:
Well Yeah, Delete The ACOUNT NOW!
Monday, May 18, 2009 03:25PM