Kind of makes a person wonder. I received an email about a supposed ‘fix’ for a Microsoft security problem. Check out the spelling here:
Micrisoft Corporation 2008 ? and suport@update-center.microsoft.com
(didn’t respond)
Sounds “phishy” to me! In the old days when I was on Windows, if I had a problen that needed a fix, I went directly to the Microsoft site for it. DOn’t have those problems with the Macs.
Joe
Deanna…“didn’t respond” seems appropriate…good call.
Mike
I saw “Spam” and was expecting a culinary thread aimed at Ohioans…
It’s good that you didn’t respond. You can always tell when it’s spam, if the spelling is poor.
I was all giddy when I saw the heading, then the big letdown…
Joe
Joe, I offer my sympathy to the island nation of Ohio. I hope that the sun will again shine upon you. (Might I suggest Kroger stores…)
ed
Just an FYI
Typically Microsoft won’t send email to notify you of any updates.
The most safe thing to to is set Windows to do Automatic Updates.
And yes unless you are set up as a recipient of Microsoft Security Bulletins on their Tech Net you will not recieve any emails from Microsoft.
And after tooooooooo many yesrs working with Microsoft Products I must admit that I have never seen them misspel words Microsoft or support…
Betty,
Good call. This is a pretty well known phishing email trying to get you to log in and give personally identifiable information that can be used to subscribe you to other spam mail lists or worse yet be a piece in the puzzle for identity theft.
One thing that is a pain but everyone should use different passwords for different sites. Most people use the same log in name and password for all sites, including on-line banking. Once a phisher has your login, it’s a simple matter of going to different web sites and trying it out.
Once they hit your credit card, bank, pay pal, ebay, amazon, or any other shopping site, it’s a pretty easy matter from there to buy a bunch of stuff on your account.
Using different passwords limits your risk exposure or at least makes it more difficult for them should you somehow fall prey to a phishing scam.
Hope this helps.
Jeff
I think the misspelling is NOT due to their stupidity but ,on the contrary, it’s to lessen potential obvious legal problems with using a trademarked copyrighted name in some screwy scheme. Contrary to good advice, I do sometimes open these e-mails and reply with SEND THE MONEY and ( in other words) then perform an impossible act upon your person .
Mark
???
I thought LF started this thread? Senior moment?:p:p
Joe
Joe,
You’re right. I was reading another thread where Betty had posted. Yes, senior moment. I keep telling my wife that women pay good money at the beauty shop to have highlights added to their hair. Nature has taken care of that for me for free. 
Jeff
I saw the word ‘Spam’ and it brought back memories of my mother in 1943 being absolutely delighted when
she received a gift of some tins of genuine ‘Spam’, manufactured in the USA. It is a shame the name is being used for for
such a damned nuisance. We had ‘Spam’ fritters that evening and were very glad to get them. Good old Spam was a
god-send to us Brits in those days, I am still fond of a Spam and pickle sandwich 65 years later.
some of us really like fruitcakes too, especially the ones we make ourselves!
betcha fruitcakes send spam, whaddaya think?
Spam & Fruitcake, what else will you find on a site like this. Buy they Way I like them both, but not together! OK now I’m hungry time for a Spam Samich and Fruitcake for dessert
Truly a man with a discriminating palette.
Donald, thank you for supporting “the food that won the war.”
There are PLENTY of fruitcakes postin’ Spam around here lately!! 
Mikey
Mike, you do know that fruit cake is good for you, fruit is healthy.