fake msn website to steal passwords

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Please do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links!
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

<fb3003@gmail.com> wrote in message
> If there are any MSN staff here, please investigate this
> hXXp://xxx.msnliststatus.com
>
> it is fake
 
Just so that we're clear here...
A user tells Microsoft that there is a website phishing for MSN names and
passwords and that it should be dealt with swiftly as it is going out to
thousands upon thousands of people and the response from Microsoft is 'Please
do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links'!

Duh! There are a boat load of them going out each second! This one, used
to report it to you just might be the only one of some use!

I know!!! How about MS posts a reply that says what is being done about the
fact that while Explorer alerts users about phishing atempts MSN DOES NOTHING
to alert users!

Here's an idea... why dont MSN step up and tell us its being fixed... and
then.... (drum roll please) FIX IT

So go ahead and tell me that sarchasm doesn't help. It does actually.... I
feel better. But you still have a problem that needs to be fixed.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Please do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links!
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> <fb3003@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > If there are any MSN staff here, please investigate this
> > hXXp://xxx.msnliststatus.com
> >
> > it is fake
>
 
Then report it to Microsoft. This is a peer-to-peer newsgroup.

"Derek" <Derek@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C1CB53F-6090-4E44-A270-6B290979AC40@microsoft.com...
: Just so that we're clear here...
: A user tells Microsoft that there is a website phishing for MSN names and
: passwords and that it should be dealt with swiftly as it is going out to
: thousands upon thousands of people and the response from Microsoft is
'Please
: do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links'!
:
: Duh! There are a boat load of them going out each second! This one, used
: to report it to you just might be the only one of some use!
:
: I know!!! How about MS posts a reply that says what is being done about
the
: fact that while Explorer alerts users about phishing atempts MSN DOES
NOTHING
: to alert users!
:
: Here's an idea... why dont MSN step up and tell us its being fixed... and
: then.... (drum roll please) FIX IT
:
: So go ahead and tell me that sarchasm doesn't help. It does actually....
I
: feel better. But you still have a problem that needs to be fixed.
:
:
:
: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
:
: > Please do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links!
: > --
: > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
: > AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
: > DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
: >
: > <fb3003@gmail.com> wrote in message
: > > If there are any MSN staff here, please investigate this
: > > hXXp://xxx.msnliststatus.com
: > >
: > > it is fake
: >
 
Derek wrote:

> Just so that we're clear here...
> A user tells Microsoft that there is a website phishing for MSN names and
> passwords and that it should be dealt with swiftly as it is going out to
> thousands upon thousands of people and the response from Microsoft is
> 'Please do NOT post clickable, possibly dangerous links'!
>
> Duh! There are a boat load of them going out each second! This one, used
> to report it to you just might be the only one of some use!
>
> I know!!! How about MS posts a reply that says what is being done about
> the fact that while Explorer alerts users about phishing atempts MSN DOES
> NOTHING to alert users!
>
> Here's an idea... why dont MSN step up and tell us its being fixed... and
> then.... (drum roll please) FIX IT

Yes, it's understandable that you would feel this way *but* the user didn't
tell Microsoft anything here. This isn't where you tell Microsoft things
and Robear doesn't work for Microsoft, nor do I. So Robear's response about
not posting clickable links is just fine and good advice. And it isn't a
"response from Microsoft".

Just to make things 100% clear, these newsgroups are Usenet newsgroups
hosted on public Microsoft servers. They are not official Microsoft support
areas but are a place to get peer-to-peer help with Microsoft products.
While MS employees occasionally post here - usually on their own time and
not officially - the majority of posters, including the regular helpers
(some of whom are MVPs/ - are volunteers who do not work for the company.
And here is a link that explains what the MVP award really is (and it
*can't* be given to people who work for Microsoft):

What is an MVP? - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

So while I understand your indignation - and it would be justified if in
fact you *were* "talking" to Microsoft - there has been no official
communication to or from Microsoft in this thread.

I hope this has helped clarify things for you.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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