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[ZzzZilla]

Okay, I have no idea if this is new or old, but I just received a message from a MSN contact telling me to visit this site.

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http://www.newmsnlive.info/

It looked like a pretty useful site, but the need for my account and password (although understandable) set off alarm bells in my head. Googling the site, I found a blog, which led to another site confirming my suspicions. Apparently, the writer also got a similar message from a contact of his (this was in March) and he tried it out. He then discovered people were receiving messages from him promoting the site.

On their FAQ page, they state that their purpose in making the site was to earn money purely through ad views. And it seems they endeavoured to do that by using the account information you provided to lure others on your contact list to their site. Not particularly nefarious, but definitely dishonest.

[Devil_Spawn]

i just put in an old msn account of mine, and it actually turned up a results that seem true

it could be real HOWEVER i would think that it is more of a trojan, looks like it works, does work, but still steals ur passwords

[kkan]

My point here technical as ever ... why would a BIG WORLDS MOST RICHEST MAN BILL GATES use  .info domain and not one he owns ie a .com should be the first thing that rings bells and makes you immediately smell a rat!

about 90% of all scam/spam originates or is sent out with a .org or .info email domains

and finally RULE OF THE THUMB if something sounds TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE then its usually a SCAM!

[ZzzZilla]

My point here technical as ever ... why would a BIG WORLDS MOST RICHEST MAN BILL GATES use  .info domain and not one he owns ie a .com should be the first thing that rings bells and makes you immediately smell a rat!

Cause.... it's not affliated to M$ or Bill Gates in anyway.

about 90% of all scam/spam originates or is sent out with a .org or .info email domains

That seems a bit of a stretch to me. They could just as easily a .com with some lame URL.

and finally RULE OF THE THUMB if something sounds TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE then its usually a SCAM!

AMEN.