lately I have been spammed by phishing scam emails and stupid messenger links to websites that steal your information.
I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS PROCESS TO SOLVE THE MAYHAM.
Emails: (the email addresses in the forwarded email can be sold to scammers or "spam farms" to send you stuff)
1. Tell the guy who sent you the forwarded message to clear the forward "list" before forwarding the email
2. Don't forward idiotic, stupid stuff. Clear the forward list yourself if it has not been cleared if you need to forward meaningful emails.
3. Tell the guys you forward to to clear the list themselves.
Messenger links: (these links bring you to a service that asks you to enter login information to use their services, and some download viruses to your computer unknowingly)
1. DO NOT click on the damn link, no matter what how cool, interesting, attractive or horny the thing may be. An important way to see that the link is suspicious is that the user is offline immediately after sending the link.
2. If you EVER stumble onto the service, read the TERMS and CONDITIONS and PRIVACY POLICY before using it. Like a example for *******.com
"you consent to the service occasionally signing into you MSN (big obvious mistake, it is LIVE MESSENGER) to advertise the service"
3. If you ever suspect you or your friends getting hit by this thing do this:
Uninstall messenger (don't worry your contacts are safe), scan for viruses, change your Windows Live Account password (go to home.live.com options > more options > account), install messenger again, scan for viruses again.
Please if you do know anyone that has a habit of forwarding emails (that are stupid and also contain a lot of emails) please advise them to be more selective and clear the lists, PERSONALLY, not via forwarded email. =P.
Also please tell anyone that has his messenger hit by the stupid thing tell them what to do as well.
IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY.
You-know-who