An email from "[email protected]"

[pink@fluff]

I got this email from the above address asking me to change my password because someone had entered in a close match for my password. I didn't respond and I didn't change my password. That was a couple of weeks ago. Today I got this: (I haven't done anything yet by the way)

>From: [email protected]
>To: ***********************
>Subject: no response
>Date: 6 Jul 2005 18:36:43 -0000
>
>From: www.habbohotel.co.uk
>
>Dear pinksforum,
>
>about a week or so ago we at habbohotel asked you to change your password to:
>
>********
>
>our databases show that we have had no compliance. This really is from habbohotel and is not from a fake habbo scammer. We can show proof if you look above at the correct email for habbohotel. If you have not changed your password for the reason that this is a scammer then we are glad but please change your email on habbo for your own sake as we would like to increase the safety of habbo\'s. please change immediatey!
>
>www.habbohotel.co.uk

I have many doubts because my habbo name has capitals and they put it as pinksforum, when its PinksForum. They didn't use capitals at the start of sentences and I know that sounds silly but if it was official I think they would.
I also think habbo wouldn't say "and is not from a fake email for habbohotel"

I tried replying but I got an email back immediately from mainman.habbogroup or something saying I couldn't send an email back for some reason, I haven't changed my password or anything yet could anyone tell me what to do? Should I report the email address to Habbohotel because I think its fake!

EDIT : I just changed my habbohotel email addy to a different one and got a genuine reply from habbohotel about scammers and emails etc, it looks like this:

Someone (it might, or might not have been you) has changed your Habbo email
address to a different one.

If it wasn't you that changed it, then it might have been a scammer. You can
change your email address back just by clicking the following link:
[link removed]
The change will be automatic!

WARNING! If you do this, your Habbo password will be AUTOMATICALLY changed to a
new one, which will be sent to the email address:
*************************

Callie
Hotel Manager
www.habbohotel.co.uk

I believe this to be genuine obviously but how could someone get the same email address '[email protected]'?

(sorry for the v-e-r-y long post :rolleyes: )

[Seacat]

Hey

Delete the e-mail from [email protected] as it's a fake: Habbo Hotel would never ask you to change your password, if they had a genuine reason for it to be changed then they would do it themselves.

The person uses a program where they can send an email and it looks like it has come from a different e-mail address, for example the other week I received one that appeared to be from Becs, however was from somebody using one of these programs.

The advice Becs give me was: You can usually tell the REAL e-mail addresses by looking at the entire header of the e-mail, and by also noting the signature which is included in the e-mails, which arent usually included in fake emails sent out.

Please also remember that if an email to you EVER mentions anything along the lines of 'You need to change your pass to ***' or 'to keep you updated in our database we need you to change your email to ***@blahblah.com' then delete them right away.

Hope this has helped you understand, Seacat.

[pink@fluff]

Thank you Secat and Kezzo too who sent me a PM, I was pretty sure it was fake and didn't change my pass but I just wanted confirmation, thanks for explaining it too

[Seacat]

Thats totally fine, anytime

It's good that you asked before changing your e-mail/pass -- shows you are a wise Habbo

Seacat xx