Windows Live profile spam

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

I’ve never before received anything like this for Windows Live. I got a second invite just like this through Live 
Messenger.

 

(Soon this will be changing to Bing profile spam)

 

Larry Seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine

larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com 

http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/

 

From: Windows Live [mailto:request-5581cc6e237e2bd1 () live com] 
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:05 AM
To: Larry Seltzer
Subject: Join Jeff Partridge's network on Windows Live

 

        

 

 <http://cid-5581CC6E237E2BD1.profile.live.com/> 

Join Jeff Partridge <http://cid-5581CC6E237E2BD1.profile.live.com/> 's network on Windows Live 

  

View invitation 
<http://cid-ABF2CCECB4B95520.profile.live.com/messages/invitations.aspx?emailt=8ed24009dcde1e021%3aeCW0v47POCaOag4YHkZf74AQQ9H%2fdpv6Zrmi5pInnEd8X2tuN%2fXw7Vm%2bsoRBbkmZSxcJwA8E2i0%3d>
  

View profile <http://cid-5581CC6E237E2BD1.profile.live.com/>  

“ 

Please don't panic!
This is something Microsoft is starting to garner people on MSN, but any way you slice it, it benefits charities, too. 
I can't hink of a better reason to pay attention to this invitation: don't do it for me, don't do it for them, do it 
for all of us! 

” 

Accept this invitation and you'll appear on each other's online profiles and can chat using Windows Live Messenger. 

Change who can send you invitations and requests <http://profile.live.com/Communication>  

 

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