Sunday, February 10, 2008

BEWARE!!!

recently received email abt the youareblocked.com thingy.. this is wat i got when i search the website on google..

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*extracted from http://tech.firdooze.com/ *
Please spread the message. A recent phishing-like e-mail is going around and if users aren’t careful, their MSN account can be hacked! I recently received an e-mail on my hotmail account (which is my MSN account) which read:

Sender: xyz@hotmail.com (where xyz is in your MSN list)
Tittle: Somebody has blocked you on MSN messenger
Message:



You’re Blocked!
A contact has recommended you to enter in www.youareblocked.com.
The site allows you to find out who has blocked or deleted you from the MSN Messenger

This e-mail comes to your inbox, since you have been recommended by one of your contacts
When you click the link, it’ll bring you to a website that looked pretty decent and professional. But don’t be fooled by the site’s design to pass it off as a genuine site. To check for a blocked contact (xyz@hotmail.com), you have to enter your MSN e-mail and password. But wait.

Why would you need to do that? Never give away your credentials unless you are very sure that the site is not bogus. Google the site and the source where you get the link from. Look for security certificates. And what I meant by “very sure” is if ask yourself this question — Do I feel a sense of insecurity (even a lil) giving away my password to the site? If you feel even the slightest distrust, stop and close the site.

Spread the word. Do not be fooled by the e-mail. Searching the WWW showed that people who have signed in actually got their MSN account hacked (multiple sign-ins, etc). IF you had fallen prey to this scam, change your password IMMEDIATELY!

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anyway ah meng died.. boohooo.. n my firefox died too.. haven revive.. boohoooo

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