patch notice

[smckendry]

I have received a notification that I need to download a
program from 'patch.com" otherwise it could affect my use
of 'messenger'. It mentioned that this is a critical
matter for an 'XP' user.
Is this a legitimate notification?
To download it I must pay $19.99

[Joel Estes]

Has to be a hoax, wants your money.

Joel

"smckendry" > wrote in message
...
>I have received a notification that I need to download a
> program from 'patch.com" otherwise it could affect my use
> of 'messenger'. It mentioned that this is a critical
> matter for an 'XP' user.
> Is this a legitimate notification?
> To download it I must pay $19.99

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

As Joel already indicated, this is complete trash, but, where exactly did you get this
"notification" (i.e. what did it look like) ?
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"smckendry" > wrote in message
...
>I have received a notification that I need to download a
> program from 'patch.com" otherwise it could affect my use
> of 'messenger'. It mentioned that this is a critical
> matter for an 'XP' user.
> Is this a legitimate notification?
> To download it I must pay $19.99