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Microsoft flaw opened door to scammers, analysts say
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service, 06/19/07

Microsoft Tuesday fixed a bug in its Windows Live ID registration that
let users deceptively register a false e-mail address.

The false e-mail address could then be used as an ID for Microsoft's
Live Messenger program, which could trick a user into thinking they are
chatting with someone who is not whom they appear to be, such as
steveballmer@microsoft.nl.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/061907-microsoft-flaw-opened-door-to.html