Shadowfox wrote:
atomicblonde wrote:
Hmmm I haven't gotten that e-mail, but I have had a weird thing happen involving the only account on that e-mail (my worthless gallery). The other day, I got 3 p/w requests that I know I didn't send because I never access that account, and then I had 2 strange people add me to their MSN. (Which is why I ask that anyone that adds me PM me now...).
For now, I would suggest everyone either remove their MSN from their profiles, or block all unknown buddies and make sure that no accounts are linked to your msn e-mail.
I think the safest thing to do regarding accounts is to have an email account just for neopets any use it for nothing else.
Shadowfox, I don't have an email just for Neopets, but I do use different emails for different things, and my friend has her own email addy, though using just one separate email may be a good idea...will have to think on that and what to use (that's a secure email).
As to removing MSN (along with ICQ, YIM, AIM, email, personal websites that have your email) that is the best idea, though just in looking at this page, I see many people do have buttons with this information and clicking on a profile (or simply putting your cursor over some of the buttons) will give you a s/n. So, if you have it up, remove it. The world truly doesn't need to know any of that.
I do have YIM, but I only have it because I have to be able to keep in contact with a few other people re: the forum I now help out with. Those are the only people on my list and I keep the darned thing on invisible unless there's a mod meeting or I have to contact the owner quick (I don't really like instant messaging)...I also have a completely different name on it than anything else.
As far as responding at all to these emails? Don't. What if you're just verifying to them that it is your email, what if, like some emails, yours contains information about you - your IP, etc. And making up a s/n and pass? What if is truly IS someone else's. That would just be too awful that someone else ended up losing their things and/or their account because someone replied with "fake" info.