Okay, I have no idea if this is new or old, but I just received a message from a MSN contact telling me to visit this site.
It looked like a pretty useful site, but the need for my account and password (although understandable) set off alarm bells in my head. Googling the site, I found a blog, which led to another site confirming my suspicions. Apparently, the writer also got a similar message from a contact of his (this was in March) and he tried it out. He then discovered people were receiving messages from him promoting the site.
On their FAQ page, they state that their purpose in making the site was to earn money purely through ad views. And it seems they endeavoured to do that by using the account information you provided to lure others on your contact list to their site. Not particularly nefarious, but definitely dishonest.
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http://www.newmsnlive.info/It looked like a pretty useful site, but the need for my account and password (although understandable) set off alarm bells in my head. Googling the site, I found a blog, which led to another site confirming my suspicions. Apparently, the writer also got a similar message from a contact of his (this was in March) and he tried it out. He then discovered people were receiving messages from him promoting the site.
On their FAQ page, they state that their purpose in making the site was to earn money purely through ad views. And it seems they endeavoured to do that by using the account information you provided to lure others on your contact list to their site. Not particularly nefarious, but definitely dishonest.
