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Is this spam? [or a virus?]

Billm

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My wife got this email recently-
anyone know if it is spam or real?
Thanks
BillM
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We've updated the Microsoft Services Agreement, which governs many of our online services - including your Microsoft account and many of our online products and services for consumers, such as Hotmail, SkyDrive, Bing, MSN, Office.com, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Windows Mail Desktop, and Windows Writer. Please read over the new Microsoft Services Agreement here to familiarize yourself with the changes we've made.

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I got the same e-mail about a week ago. Was also wondering if real or spam.

My concern comes from a phone call about 4 months ago. Said they were from microsoft and wanted $200 to clean up my computer. I said no, and have had a series of trouble since, and now this.
Just waiting for my computer guy to catch up after holidays. May know better then.

Dave :laugh:
 
Generally these things are scams hoping to get you to visit a website or open an attachment that will load some type of monitoring software that could be used to steal any cinfidential information you may have. Microsoft as well as other legitimate vendors normally will not contact you, you must contact them. To be sure, contact them, but I'd guess they'll tell you it's not from them.
 
14dna said:
I got the same e-mail about a week ago. Was also wondering if real or spam.

My concern comes from a phone call about 4 months ago. Said they were from microsoft and wanted $200 to clean up my computer. I said no, and have had a series of trouble since, and now this.
Just waiting for my computer guy to catch up after holidays. May know better then.

Dave :laugh:

The phone call is definitely phishing for access to your computer. Had it more than once.
 
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