Just me venting:

So I noticed I was getting spammed with crypto Shit on discord. Turns out my friends hotmail got hacked. He didnt have Access to the Account no more and turned to microsoft. Their response was just straight up bullshit because I am so sure that they can try harder but chose not to.

Yes its not unexpected but seeing it Live is a whole another level of disgusting Business practices. Especially the Part where They Tell him that he should buy minecraft again instead of offering a key or something like that. I know That They cant access one Drive really Unless they have a backdoor key but still straight up scummy to Tell him Theres nothing they can do regarding his Account and that his onedrive data is lost.

Edit: I noticed a Lot of people saying its Fake and honestly idk if it is cause he didnt send me the Screenshot with the Mail included and I didnt ask. This is just the sc he sent me and honestly knowing ms and him is all I need personally. I do get some of the doubts tho, yea and I already wondered whether he was writing to a scammer but I didnt question it. Believe what yall will but I dont think its that unbelievable that ms wont bother with „small stuff like that“

  • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I want to believe my mom won’t fall for a scam.

    Experience tells me she absolutely will.

    I want to believe my coworkers won’t go out and buy gift cards from a text claiming to be one of the partners.

    Experience tells me they absolutely will.

    My mom at least calls me now before she puts any personal information anywhere. With the folks at my office, I’m nowhere near as lucky. I have no idea why they buy the gift cards rather than, I dont know, calling one of the partners to confirm, but they do. Its happened four times now. There were very specific instructions given in a presentation, done at least once a year.

    And yet, it happens.

    I fully understand hoping for better, but the risk doesnt change. Confirmation is always worth it. They may feel embarrassed being asked, but how much more embarrassed would they be if they got scammed?

    Just something to keep in mind, hope everything works out for your friend.