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i got an add from "MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN" (msn-administration-technician@hotmail.com)

Aparently msn assigned him/her to talk to 400 contacts about msn:

"I get assigned 400 contacts to talk to, to see if they like msn and its new features and if any reason should it be changed in any way."

I'm wondering if this is real, and if anyone else has got added by him/her.

I've blocked him/her for now until i know if this is real.


EDIT: this person appears to be using messenger plus as he/she has a colourised name

fake

quote:

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Originally posted by Stigmata
fake

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do you recon they're trying to hack me? should delete and block them or can i talk to them without any chance of being hacked?

just delete+block..


doubt they are trying to hack but hey

Just talking isn't gonna hurt anyone (AFAIK there are no open exploits in the current version of Messenger), but don't accept any file he send you and don't click sites he links you to.

But it's definitely fake, I can't imagine they're up to anything good.

Fake, I think he got your email from your profile .

Working on that... he seems to be very helpful .

EDIT: Convo with the guy:

quote:

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Originally posted by WLM convo
MenthiX zegt (21:26):
hey, i have a problem with msn
MenthiX zegt (21:26):
some people don't see my status correct
MenthiX zegt (21:26):
can u help me?
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:27):
ok
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:27):
well
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:28):
it could be the different versions if you tell your mates that cant see it to get the newest version
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:29):
http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:29):
thats the site
MenthiX zegt (21:30):
lol... you even give help   ... why the dodgy story about "I get assigned 400 contacts to talk to, to see if they like msn and its new features and if any reason should it be changed in any way." ?
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:31):
yeah i also have to help
MenthiX zegt (21:33):
i don't really believe your story to be honest.... but if it's real, tell the people at microsoft they schouldn't contact people in such a dodgy way... and certainly not with a weird emailaddress like that and the story.....
MenthiX zegt (21:33):
.... it smells like some kind of scam
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:34):
ok
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:34):
i will tell them its just the way rthey like it
MenthiX zegt (21:35):
because people are already reporting you on forums right now and everybody believes it's some kind of scam spreading viruses or attempting to mhack accounts
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:36):
oh right
      MSN-ADMINISTRATION-TECHNICIAN     zegt (21:39):
so what forums are talking about me

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I still don't believe he really has good intentions, and I certainly don't believe he was assigned by Microsoft. Reported it in the MS newsgroups.

Thanks for the help everyone.

I got a weird bug about 15minutes after talking to this guy - above one of my conversation windows i got a message like "this person is not on your contact list, click to add them now" (i don't remember the actual wording of it), i opened my contact list to check if she was still on it and she was. restarting messenger solved it - but this had never happened before until talking to this guy (i did not download anything from him or click on any links from him)

Trust me, it wasn't him, he can't do anything just by talking to you

must've been a coincidence, i thought it best to check just in case though. thanks