Spammers get smarter...not.

TheKingOfHearts · Post by **TheKingOfHearts** » 19 Jul 2008, 04:55

just got this with a massive list of people who believe this crap

hi guys Sorry to break the news, but looks like all of those warnings were
real! The use of msn and mail will cost money from summer2008. If you send
this message to 18 different people from your list your little msn icon will
become blue and that will make it free for you. If you don't believe me go on
(www.msn.com) and see it yourself. don't forward this message, copy paste it
so people will actually read it. Hey it is Andy and john the directors of
MSN, sorry for the interruption but msn is closing down. this is because too
many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (e.g. making up lots of
different accounts for just one person), we only have 578 names left. If you
would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would
like to keep your account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST. This is no joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on,
thanks. WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE,YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND
YOU WILL COST £10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT
LIST. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION.

Post by **DNR** » 19 Jul 2008, 07:54

Actually this is not spam - is a Hoax. Spam usually has the purpose of getting people to visit a link or download stuff, or at least sell something.
The only purpose of a hoax is to make people look bad - my boss actually posted a hoax about the The ATM Reverse-PIN Trick - this one said that if you enter your pin in backwards it will notify the police you were being robbed! Other employees in this big facility also posted shit like Quick! Add Your Cell Phone to the 'Do Not Call' Registry! and Bonsai Kitten

All I had to do was print out the hoax info from the hoaxbusters to shut down that foolishness.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/intern ... Hoaxes.htm

http://www.truthorfiction.com/

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

unfortunately after all these years : hoaxbusters.ciac. is shutting down..

DNR

rhysh · Post by **rhysh** » 19 Jul 2008, 08:39

lol msn will always be freee for windows users

Post by **ayu** » 19 Jul 2008, 10:33

rhysh wrote:lol msn will always be freee for windows users

yeah but you have to buy windows to use it (legally at least xD, ok it's available for Linux and Mac as well and most likely other systems, I'm just being completely bored)