Fake Microsoft Emails [Merged with WHT System Infiltrated?]

**JFSG** · #1 08-04-2009, 04:09 AM

I got this mail in my inbox, sent from cranium6@microsoft.org

Quote:

Dear Microsoft User

A Critical Update is available for your version of Windows. Click here to begin installation.

Thank you for your cooperation, protecting our customers is our number one priority.gallowayjoystick

Regards,
Microsoft Support Agent #78
hackmatackhandshakeweren't

Hope others can take note of it, and not fall into this trap, and please do not click on the link. I'm not responsible if something bad happens if you click it.

andrewklau · #2 08-04-2009, 04:13 AM

I got about 6 emails from them already, looks like maybe spoof email.

qMx-TC · #3 08-04-2009, 04:15 AM

Thanks for the warning - These type of people sicken me.

Sam Robertson · #4 08-04-2009, 04:17 AM

I got a few of these delivered to my WHT email address.

Quote:

X-Original-To: wht@<>.net
Delivered-To: sam@<>.net

**JFSG** · #5 08-04-2009, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AHN-Andrew

I got about 6 emails from them already, looks like maybe spoof email.

6? You are sure an unlucky one...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Robertson

I got a few of these delivered to my WHT email address.

It may be related to the WHT hack?

andrewklau · #6 08-04-2009, 04:28 AM

Probs from email farming the WHT database.

**foobic** · #7 08-04-2009, 05:59 AM

Microsoft has been sending me stuff like that for years. It's funny - the updates never seem to install right...

HTTP404 · #8 08-04-2009, 06:13 AM

Make sure you don't give out your address on here, spam bots love this site, I have had to end up changing my WHMCS domain, and ticket e-mail domains, I was overrun by Spam.

Spammers must be ablated and there ISP punished, sorry just my $0.02

**JFSG** · #9 08-06-2009, 04:46 AM

I got spammed with 10+ mails now...

TimothyH · #10 08-06-2009, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AHN-Andrew

Probs from email farming the WHT database.

Completely unrelated to the WHT hack. I have been receiving this email on addresses that have never been published or used on WHT.

plumsauce · #11 08-06-2009, 05:15 AM

I got left out!

ZKuJoe · #12 08-06-2009, 05:32 AM

I'm getting these at my previous WHT only e-mail also.

**Dark Light** · #13 08-06-2009, 08:25 AM

Tasty, I've had 8 of these this morning - the first time I've received them. For once, in my main mailbox, I've had more spam (there were more than 8

) than actual real messages; I'm disappointed.

To be fair, I've only ever received these on my WHT e-mail which was included in the database dump, and not on my other e-mails that are publicly viewable by spam bots.