MSN To Start Charging

Friday, 07 August 2009 10:34 Last Updated on Monday, 19 April 2010 14:02

You may receive an email from a well-meaning friend warning you about MSN starting to charge for its email accounts- Don't Worry!

MSN To Start Charging for Email Accounts Is A Hoax

This hoax message is just one more in a long line of similar hoaxes that warn that MSN is about to start charging for its free services. From time to time, pranksters come up with an updated and equally untrue version of the message that includes a new deadline set a month or so in the future. Another version was circulating in August and early September 2005. Earlier versions have specifically targeted Hotmail users.

If MSN was considering implementing a charge for its standard MSN Messenger and email services, it would certainly not base its decision on how many times a silly message was sent to others. Such claims are simply ridiculous.

The "warning" advises recipients to "go to the site (www.msn.com ) and see for yourself". However, there is nothing on the MSN site that confirms the story in any way.

Like its many predecessors, the message is pure nonsense and should be deleted rather than forwarded

Fake warnings are a common subject of hoaxes. If you receive a warning in the form of a forwarded email always take the time to check its veracity at an anti-hoax or virus information website before you forward it.

No real harm done if you send this but it’s not necessary. But see the http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa020102a.htm for discussion on this as well.

Thanks to Hoax Slayer for this update.

No need to worry!

Steve