I wasn't taken in by it, but as it was unlikely I was the sole recipient, I reckoned that there was always the possibility that someone else might be.From: Corrine Holden [mailto:cholden@*****.edu]
Sent: 15 July 2010 10:48
To: gg@*****.co.uk
Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 14.8/8.5]
I am Golan Bradley a staff of Natwest Bank ,I am pleased to pass across to you a very urgent and profitable business proposal which I believe will profit the both of us after completion.I will await to receive a positive response from you to enable me give more details Please send your confidential telephone and fax number in your reply to: golanbb@hotmail.com Golan Bradley(Mr.)
I immediately forwarded it on (with details of the header) to abuse@hotmail.com, and got an acknowledgement by return. In under four hours, I had received the following from Microsoft Customer Support:
Not bad service for such a big company, and goes to show that spending a few seconds forwarding-on obvious abuse can have a positive effect.Hello Leif,
Thank you for writing to Windows Live Hotmail Customer Service. This is Rommel and I am writing in response to your concern that the golanbb@hotmail.com account is being used for abuse. I understand how frustrating this could have been.
I have closed the golanbb@hotmail.com account you reported in accordance with the Hotmail Terms of Use (TOU). It is a strict violation of the TOU for our members to send objectionable material of any kind or nature using our service.
We appreciate your continued support as we strive to provide you with the highest quality service available. Thank you for contacting Windows Live Hotmail.
Sincerely,
Rommel C.
Windows Live Hotmail Customer Service