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If anyone gets a email of this kind please DO NOT respond or follow its instructions as you may lose more than just your Windows Serial key !!

“
Microsoft Anti-Piracy Team <piracy@microsoft.com>

Serial Verification & Updates

Dear Microsoft Windows User,

We here at Microsoft would like you to still receive your normal computer updates, That Will protect your computer from Viruses and spyware. We have noticed A lot of people are illegally Using our services Without paying for their Windows Operating System. Therefor we\'ve made a web site so you can update or validate your windows serial and credit card information. If you do not comply with our policy, windows will ask you to reactivate your serial number, and it will become invalid. So you will lose any information on your computer. If you do not validate your serial number, your copy of windows will be labeled as piracy. Your Credit Card will not be charged. We use your credit card information to validate your windows system. If any one else has your serial number we will contact you by phone. It is critical that you update your serial number and validate it, so no one else will attempt to use it. We\'ve also added Programs to help fight piracy and adware. After your verification is complete, You can download these programs free of charge. Please validate your account by Signing in our web site below

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291997&sd=activate&key

Thank you.

Microsoft Product Support Services

Note: This email may contain confidential information. If you are not named on the addressee list, please take no action in relation to this email, do not open any attachment and please contact the sender (details above) immediately.

©2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ”

I have spoken to MicrosoftUK and they can confirm that they never use this kind of system and it is a SPAM EMAIL that should be ingored and mentioned to all your friends and colleagues not to follow its instructions.

This may seem a easy to spot spam email but someone may just give their CC details and not realise its a con and lose a stack of money via a credit card scam
So if this post just stops ONE person falling onto this trap its a good day indeed

its like these banking ones that ask you to log into your HSBC account for verification,

problem is guys i dont have a hsbc one, so when i then get one for lloyds bank, you know they are just spamming away,

its quite funny i looked at one of them and it had a .de website behind it, likey ou say stupid public!