Re: "badkey" e-mail from Microsoft

From: Turan Fettahoglu (turan.fe_at_web.de)
Date: 01/06/04


Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 00:04:48 +0100


> ...supposedly came from Microsoft stating that my Product
> Key for the Windows OS could not be validated. There was
> a link to click and I was supposed to fill out a webform
> with all my personal information including Product Key.
> It looks like someone is trying to steal Windows OS
> product keys.

Would it be wise to send a fake webform with the name of, say, your late
great-grandfather and a bogus product key from a throwaway address? Is there
any harm the product key thief could do with it?

Turan Fettahoglu