I received an email, supposedly from msn, requesting personal information such as SSN, msn password, etc.

It said if I didn't provide this info "to update their database", my email service would be halted.

Any other MSN users get this email? I feel this could be an attempt to steal my identity.

How would I go about finding out if it is bogus?

I guess I'll find out it's not bogus if my email stops!

Cheers,

Bill

No service provider, MSN or anyon else, will send you an email asking you to verify your social security number or password. If you're not sure, call or email MSN yourself using contact info from the MSN site's contact information. Don't trust any contact information given in that email you received, and don't trust a website you get to via a link in that email. I promise this email is not from MSN.

Don't provide anyone your social security number unless necessary -- for an employer's tax paperwork, for example. Anyone who has your SSN might as well have open access to your wallet.

Always trust your first instinct. Delete it and don't look back.

I don't trust this email at all, believe me.

I do trust you guys and gals!

I think you are correct webwench. Seems to me I've gotten notices before stating nobody from MSN will ask for a pasword, let alone my SSN.

And germanstar, I have learned over and over, usually your first gut instinct is right. Being in the antiques biz for 28 years has taught me if I feel at first glance something has been altered, it has been.

Thank you for the verification of my distrust.

Cheers,

Bill

There is another one going around that purports to be from Pay-Pal. Just the newest offering from our Nigerian friends.

I regularly get them from someone who is spoofing citibank. The email looks very official, the site it links to is on a very plausible domain name, the only giveaway is the content (it asks for private information via email, which a bank would never, ever do) and the address ends in something other than .com. I also get an email from 'eBay' asking me to go to this site and 'confirm' my account information. Very convincing if you don't know how SSL works, but still fake.

OH S&*#---I just hit this link and I got one the other day and SENT INFO OFF!!!!

Found out from Verizon that the email I received tonight is bogus.

Man, I'm off to call Visa.

Thank you all...

Cheers?,

Bill

I got one like that for Ebay... saying someone was attempting to use my credit card fraudulently......I needed to contact them before they closed my account.......

Even provided a link....yes right......since when do you pay ebay with a credit card?

Got two in fact ....one several days later saying I never responded before....with a link again.....

Only a fool would answer that and give away your ID info....Phishing if I ever saw it.

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