Microsoft Weekly Downloads Notifications

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How do I advise Microsoft about change of my email address, so that I
continue getting the above? There is no provision in the email Notification
for any changes to be notified, except cancellation.
 
Microsoft does NOT mail download notifications, and never has. Those emails are a scam and you should delete them immediately. Don't even open them.

Steven
 
You are wrong. I receive every Saturday a Microsoft Downloads Notification.
There is no need to open them!

There was once one that purported to be from Microsoft, but I thought it
looked odd and forwarded it to Microsoft and they stopped!
Microsoft does NOT mail download notifications, and never has. Those emails
are a scam and you should delete them immediately. Don't even open them.

Steven
 
No - you are wrong.

Microsoft NEVER sends notifications about downloads by email. Do not EVER
open such an email. If you have in the past opened such an email, thoroughly
scan your computer for malware and be suspicious of any unusual behavior
your computer exhibits.

This is such an old scam that most people are aware of it by now. Still, it
cannot be repeated enough. Microsoft never sends email of any kind to its
customers unless they have previously signed up to receive certain email
notifications

Steven
 
I have signed up and Microsoft sends the folowing:- (see the end and who is
right?)
Microsoft Download Notifications
March 31, 2006
Microsoft Download Notifications is a weekly mailing that points you to the
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You are the first sensible user of Microsoft I have come across in these
exchangers. The others are obviously novices with Microsoft procedures and
they do not know what is good for them!
 
I won't speak for Steven, but I did say, in my post:

"Microsoft never sends email of any kind to its customers unless they have
previously signed up to receive certain email notifications."

In his initial post, the OP 'neglected' to mention that he, in fact, signed
up for said e-mail, and the problem of phoney e-mail allegedly from
Microsoft is well known.


--
Ted Zieglar
"Have you backed up today?"

Jupiter Jones said:
Steven;
Actually Microsoft does and I have been subscribed for a few years.
https://profile.microsoft.com/RegsysProfileCenter/SubCntDefault.aspx
Microsoft Download Notifications is one of many available.

No attachments come with these, just information.
The malware creators succeed yet again when legitimate sources of
information are so quickly discounted.
Click to expand...
 
Yes, but you also said this:

"No - you are wrong.

Microsoft NEVER sends notifications about downloads by email. Do not EVER
open such an email. If you have in the past opened such an email, thoroughly
scan your computer for malware and be suspicious of any unusual behavior
your computer exhibits.

This is such an old scam that most people are aware of it by now. Still, it
cannot be repeated enough."


I thought it was kind of obvious that he had signed up for "said e-mail"
since he asked "How do I advise Microsoft about change of my email address,
so that I continue getting the above?"



Ted Zieglar said:
I won't speak for Steven, but I did say, in my post:

"Microsoft never sends email of any kind to its customers unless they have
previously signed up to receive certain email notifications."

In his initial post, the OP 'neglected' to mention that he, in fact,
signed
up for said e-mail, and the problem of phoney e-mail allegedly from
Microsoft is well known.
Click to expand...
 
The title of the post is the give a way and I recognized it right away.
"Microsoft Download Notifications" is the actual title of the letter sent by
Microsoft.
The OP added "Weekly", but it is still clear exactly what the OP meant.
There was every reason to believe the letter received by the OP was
legitimate.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org
 
What Ted said.

Steven

Ted Zieglar said:
I won't speak for Steven, but I did say, in my post:

"Microsoft never sends email of any kind to its customers unless they have
previously signed up to receive certain email notifications."

In his initial post, the OP 'neglected' to mention that he, in fact, signed
up for said e-mail, and the problem of phoney e-mail allegedly from
Microsoft is well known.
Click to expand...
 
The exchanges on this subject were numerous, but I regret to say that no one
has answered my original question. The link below is to sign up for
downloads, but if I do that Microsoft will be sending the Downloads
Notifications to the non existent old email address as well as to the new
one.
I also noticed that the Weekly Downloads Notifications are not included in
the List of Downloads on that link.
Will someone please answer my original question? Thank you all for the
contributions.
 
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