Spammers are getting crafty...

helios

Got this yesterday in my inbox... They had my correct MCP ID though. All this links went to AOL Link


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ipconfig.all

I got this too, so did someone I know, I think it is real? I do not think this is a phisher or a spam mail

tiersten

Assuming that it really is click.email.microsoftemail.com then its real. It isn't a scam or phishing email.

The domain whois details list Microsoft and it has Microsoft nameservers assigned to it. The domain also appears in quite a few newsletters from Microsoft.

I have no idea why it comes up with that link bounce page with some guys name in the header and the AOL link part though. I guess it is whoever made the redirector. The name appears on LinkedIn as a software developer. Microsoft are using a company called ExactTarget to do the tracking of link clicks and has the domain pointed at one of their servers.

Domain Name.......... microsoftemail.com
  Creation Date........ 2005-06-26
  Registration Date.... 2010-04-29
  Expiry Date.......... 2011-06-26
  Organisation Name.... Microsoft Corporation
  Organisation Address. 1 Microsoft Way
  Organisation Address. 
  Organisation Address. Redmond
  Organisation Address. 98052
  Organisation Address. WA
  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... Administrator .
  Admin Address........ One Microsoft Way
  Admin Address........ 
  Admin Address........ Redmond
  Admin Address........ 98052
  Admin Address........ WA
  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
  Admin Email.......... DOMAINS@MICROSOFT.COM
  Admin Phone.......... +1.4258828080
  Admin Fax............ 

Tech Name............ Hostmaster .
  Tech Address......... One Microsoft Way
  Tech Address......... 
  Tech Address......... Redmond
  Tech Address......... 98052
  Tech Address......... WA
  Tech Address......... UNITED STATES
  Tech Email........... msnhst@microsoft.com
  Tech Phone........... +1.4258828080
  Tech Fax............. 
  Name Server.......... NS2.MSFT.NET
  Name Server.......... NS4.MSFT.NET
  Name Server.......... NS1.MSFT.NET
  Name Server.......... NS5.MSFT.NET
  Name Server.......... NS3.MSFT.NET

mikedisd2

I'm wary of an official letter with any typos, like this one.

However, what's the spam tip off for you?

Devilsbane

mikedisd2 wrote: »

I'm wary of an official letter with any typos, like this one.

However, what's the spam tip off for you?

Typos happen from time to time. Do any of you ever watch headlines on Jay Leno??

If it isn't legit than MS must have been hacked. I don't know how else they would have your guys MCP ID's unless you are careless with them and tell them to everyone.

skyline

Looks good to me

OR

Steve Ballmer is stalking you

mikedisd2

Devilsbane wrote: »

Typos happen from time to time. Do any of you ever watch headlines on Jay Leno??

Microsoft's documentation is really good. I think I've only ever seen 2x typos in my time. But they've been in recent years.

Devilsbane

Speaking of Typos, check this out. Cringe-inducing typo outside N.C. school - Yahoo! News

DavidGGG

I got e-mails from click.email.microsoftemail.com when registering for the free Windows 10.

I got these e-mails to 2 e-mail addresses. The links go to different targets depending on which e-mail recipient it is, and have very long numbers in them, showing that they are likely to be designed to identify you for phising or worse. Also, the e-mails are written in my native language but misspelled several times, something I'm sure Microsoft wouldn't do. Anyone can fake the reply-to and sender addresses of e-mails and most whois data.

However, I still think it is legitimate e-mails, because I got the first ones minutes after I registered that I wanted Windows10 using 2 e-mails for 2 PCs and I got them only to these 2 addresses. Which means microsoft must have hired someone to do this. And that the unnecessari long numbers in all links which identify you are there for statistic purposes.

Very clumsy by Microsoft to let a 3rd party send e-mails that look exactly like phising. Best not to click on the links and not allow e-mail client to show images.