hate mail

[black2]

Yesterday, i got a e-mail from my friend and i'll opened it and i see this:

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Subject: Read carefully
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 20:44:33 +1000


>If somebody called bm_toon7@ hotmail.com adds you to their

>account/invites

>

>you - DON'T accept it because it's a hacker. Tell everyone on your list



>because if somebody on yours adds them, you get them on your list and

>he'll figure out your ID computer address.

>So copy and paste this message to everyone even if you don't like them

>and

>

>fast.. because if he hacks their mail, he hacks yours!

>
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I wonder can this happen when we add him/her to our contact list, we will get hack?
If it true i need to be very cautious.

[Firstmate]

When the email said ID computer address, do they mean ip address, :P
Anyways
I thought you could only find their ip address when they send you an email.
Is there a way to find ip addresses by your contact list?

[black2]

do they mean ip address

yes, also im here to ask if it possible to get or hack our system when we added him/her to our contact list?

[Raymond]

No I don't think so.

[yao90]

It's not possible. By adding on your contact list? So everone on your contact list would be possible to hack you? I don't think there would be such possible. Just ignore it.

[Zepxs]

I agree, I don't think so either.

[black2]

All my friends are normal computer user. So if it not true this must be a prank email.D:

[Raymond]

It should be a prank email. Next time please use a better topic for better identification.

[yao90]

Yeah. There are a lot of email like that. Don't know why people writing and sending those stuffs.

[Raymond]

My guess is probably they hate that particular person so much, so they written a chain mail to warn everyone.