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Microsoft asking to reset password

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franktee

Flightless Bird
Hi all
Have received two emails purportedly from Microsoft customer support,
(postmaster at live.com) to reset my windows live ID password via another
link. This looks suspicious and have NOT done what it asks.
Appreciate any advice.
TIA.
franktee
 
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DL

Flightless Bird
delete the mails

"franktee" <franktee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53F603A3-A03C-456C-8746-AFF2234B3BF1@microsoft.com...
> Hi all
> Have received two emails purportedly from Microsoft customer support,
> (postmaster at live.com) to reset my windows live ID password via another
> link. This looks suspicious and have NOT done what it asks.
> Appreciate any advice.
> TIA.
> franktee
>
>
 
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JoeSpareBedroom

Flightless Bird
"franktee" <franktee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53F603A3-A03C-456C-8746-AFF2234B3BF1@microsoft.com...
> Hi all
> Have received two emails purportedly from Microsoft customer support,
> (postmaster at live.com) to reset my windows live ID password via another
> link. This looks suspicious and have NOT done what it asks.
> Appreciate any advice.
> TIA.
> franktee



Microsoft NEVER asks for that kind of thing. It's a hoax. If you're curious,
copy the link and then paste it into notepad to take a look at it. Often,
you'll find the root of the address belongs to a legitimate company whose
computers have been hijacked. Don't bother trying to help them. They already
know about the problem unless you're the first to inform them.
 
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Jose

Flightless Bird
On Jan 10, 9:58 am, franktee <frank...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi all
> Have received two emails purportedly from Microsoft customer support,
> (postmaster at live.com) to reset my windows live ID password via another
> link. This looks suspicious and have NOT done what it asks.
> Appreciate any advice.
> TIA.
> franktee


Sounds like this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

Depending on what you are using for an email client you can decide
when you see such things to never have them appear in you inbox again.
 
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