Strange email from .NET Messenger

I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

Here is the body of the email:

ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS
MESSENGER USERS.

You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN
Messenger or Windows
Messenger Service user.

As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative,
Microsoft is
updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you
with an important
MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.

If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger
4.7.2000, or MSN
Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these,
you do NOT need
this security update. To find out which version you have,
select the
'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are
using an older
version, or are not sure, please visit:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
for an update.

NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will
be unable to
continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger
Service.

Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to
helping you
protect your privacy and security online.

You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx
and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices
at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.

"Paul" wrote in message
...
I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.

The date on the last of ten was 8/18/1899 ?
"John Burton" wrote in message
. ..
"Paul" wrote in message
...
I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire
confidence
that
it's genuine.

"John Burton" wrote in message ...
"Paul" wrote in message
...

What do you all think??

I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.

I too got 8 copies (or more) of this email. Looking in the header, I
found this:

"X-Apparently-From: "

The hmdelivery.com domain is not registered by Microsoft, so the mail
sure doesn't look genuine...

- Søren

I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.
Counter on 4 here. Stranger still is that it doesn't seem to have
anything harmful, like an attachment, html-code or suspect links (not
that I tried).

Erwin.

I have had about 20 of these identical mails this morning and find
them very disconcerting. Surely the message would have been put
across in some other way. I am very suspicious of these and would
appreciate any help from anyone with any ideas about them. I haven't
done anything about them, just deleted all but one, but they are
spamming aren't they?

Christine


"John Burton" wrote in message ...
"Paul" wrote in message
...
I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.

8 and counting here as well.....
I have several Hotmail accounts I use for different things but am onbly
receiving the emails in one of them.
The one I'm receiving these eamils to though is one I hardy ever use for
email.
I just use it as my Passport to access Messenger on my Orange SPV phone.
The rest of you receiving there... do you use it to log onto Messenger when
mobile?

It is unusual for it to be in plain text....
The links go to the official Microsoft site by the looks of it.
Because they are not showing as hyperlinks you can see the exact address it
is taking you to which appears genuine.
I've followed the links in the email I received and it looks to go to the
official site.
Browsing the msn site, starting from http://messenger.msn.com it is easy to
get to http://messenger.msn.com/Help/
Can't find a link on there to Upgrades.aspx mind.
To me it does look genuine.

Reading the page the email takes you to it just then links to
http://messenger.msn.com/Download/ where you can download messenger 6.
This is the propper address for messenger downloads.

Not sure why I'm only receiving them to one of my addresses and why I'm
getting 8+ of them...

Think i'll email someone...
Will let you know if they get back to me.
Laters,

Oli Wal






"Erwin Blonk" wrote in message
om...
I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.
Counter on 4 here. Stranger still is that it doesn't seem to have
anything harmful, like an attachment, html-code or suspect links (not
that I tried).

Erwin.

"Paul" wrote in message ...
I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

Here is the body of the email:

ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS
MESSENGER USERS.


I have received two copies of this today.

Seán
You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN
Messenger or Windows
Messenger Service user.

As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative,
Microsoft is
updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you
with an important
MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.

If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger
4.7.2000, or MSN
Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these,
you do NOT need
this security update. To find out which version you have,
select the
'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are
using an older
version, or are not sure, please visit:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
for an update.

NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will
be unable to
continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger
Service.

Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to
helping you
protect your privacy and security online.

You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx
and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices
at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.

(Erwin Blonk) wrote in message . com...
I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.
Counter on 4 here. Stranger still is that it doesn't seem to have
anything harmful, like an attachment, html-code or suspect links (not
that I tried).

Erwin.

True, but is the site @ MSN it links you to just a REALLY GOOD
LOOK-ALIKE USERS SITE? Could it me an MSN customer who made their
site @ MSN (homepage) look so realistic you'd think it was microsoft
and download their "patch"? Last I knew, Microsoft didn't use their
MSN.COM domain for messenger distribution.

This was my suspicion too, as I was unable to navigate to
the site. However, the more likely scenario is that the
message is just designed to spread as widely as it can.

Still would like to know from someone at Microsoft, but
that doesn't sound very likely.

-----Original Message-----
(Erwin Blonk) wrote in message
. com...
I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly
inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.
Counter on 4 here. Stranger still is that it doesn't
seem to have
anything harmful, like an attachment, html-code or
suspect links (not
that I tried).

Erwin.

True, but is the site @ MSN it links you to just a REALLY
GOOD
LOOK-ALIKE USERS SITE? Could it me an MSN customer who
made their
site @ MSN (homepage) look so realistic you'd think it
was microsoft
and download their "patch"? Last I knew, Microsoft
didn't use their
MSN.COM domain for messenger distribution.
.

(Erwin Blonk) wrote in message . com...
I've had 8 copies of this email which doesn't exactly inspire confidence
that
it's genuine.
Counter on 4 here. Stranger still is that it doesn't seem to have
anything harmful, like an attachment, html-code or suspect links (not
that I tried).

Erwin.

Count at 10. Research indicates that domain is registrant masked
through register.com, and to make things even more interesting
hmdelivery.com may actually be a microsoft DBA...
There has been some spam posted to sightings.net-abuse with hmdelivery
as the originator, but there is an affiliation with M$ there, so i
dont know. further comments would be appreciated...

Greetings All,

This is a *legit* message from Microsoft. If you are using Windows Messenger 5 however, you
may be receiving these, you can just ignore them as you will not be prevented from signing in
when the older versions are stopped.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com



"Paul" wrote in message ...
I just got the strangest from .NET Messenger Service
Staff ].

The email address just doesn't look right and the address
below doesn't match what MSN has on their website for an
update to MSN 6.0.

I didn't try to access. I think Microsoft would NOT send
an email to me in plain text format, rather they usually
have pop-ups when updates are available.

What do you all think??

Here is the body of the email:

ATTENTION: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED FOR MSN AND WINDOWS
MESSENGER USERS.

You are receiving this e-mail because you are a MSN
Messenger or Windows
Messenger Service user.

As part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative,
Microsoft is
updating the .NET Messenger Service and providing you
with an important
MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger security update.

If you are using MSN Messenger 5.0, Windows Messenger
4.7.2000, or MSN
Messenger for Mac 3.5, or any versions higher than these,
you do NOT need
this security update. To find out which version you have,
select the
'Help' menu in Messenger, then select 'About'. If you are
using an older
version, or are not sure, please visit:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx
for an update.

NOTICE: If you are not using an updated version, you will
be unable to
continue using your MSN Messenger or Windows Messenger
Service.

Thank you for helping Microsoft further its commitment to
helping you
protect your privacy and security online.

You can view the .NET Messenger Statement of Privacy at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Privacy.aspx
and the .NET Messenger Service Terms of Use and Notices
at:
http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Terms.aspx.