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I won a laptop with Windows live lounge daily play :)

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  • hrafndot
    hrafndot Posts: 2,155 Forumite
    I reported the hacker rumour to Microsoft and was assured that the site had not been invaded. We have had reports of wins and non-wins and it appears that prizes are being received.

    When it comes to the entry code I know that I had one experience where it didn't work but that was because I did a cut and past and inadvertantly copied the full stop at the end of the entry code.When I removed the full stop, I entered successfully.
  • sparky61
    sparky61 Posts: 10,422 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    I'm really worried that they've got my details now if the site has been hacked... it kept saying my details weren't recognised and I had to relogin a couple of days ago...so does that mean some hackers have my address and log in details? The password I use for some other sites as well so this has really worried me!

    The day after I registered, my Ebay account was hijacked and someone was selling through my account. I mentioned the Windows lounge site to ebay in case anybody else had the same problem.

    Might be worth changing your password on the other sites, I have.

    Good luck
    :beer:
  • Fingers crossed for you. Get well soon. :)
  • brilliant win :)
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    sparky61 wrote: »
    The day after I registered, my Ebay account was hijacked and someone was selling through my account. I mentioned the Windows lounge site to ebay in case anybody else had the same problem.

    Might be worth changing your password on the other sites, I have.

    Good luck
    :beer:

    Oh, that happened to me too - had my email and ebay account hacked into!! Ive changed a load of my passwords now because of it so hopefully i wont get any more probs.

    Tulip - hope you have won xx
  • walwin
    walwin Posts: 8,713 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture I've been Money Tipped!
    I really hope it's a genuine win for you Tulip, and if not, that Microsoft do the right thing.

    It's a bit scary about the security issues.
    Flippin' heck - if Microsoft can get hacked what chance is there for everyone else :confused:
  • Wow what a fab prize - i bet you are made up! Well done hun :)

    from another katie

    xxx
    Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
  • sparky61
    sparky61 Posts: 10,422 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    catowen wrote: »
    Oh, that happened to me too - had my email and ebay account hacked into!! Ive changed a load of my passwords now because of it so hopefully i wont get any more probs.

    Tulip - hope you have won xx

    It's a bit worrying that MS are saying they weren't hacked and a bit of a coincidence that we both registered and had an ebay account hijacked.

    :confused:
  • I hope you've won Tulip :D

    A friend of mine won a copy of office 2007 on there yersterday and got the "bedone evil hackers" message when he clicked the back button too.
    We're wondering if it's something Microsoft have put on to stop people trying to email the winning page link to their friends....? He's gonna email them tomorrow if he's not heard anything from them.
  • jan03
    jan03 Posts: 899 Forumite
    well done, hope it works out for you, what a fab prize!!
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