MarketTools, Inc. Phish?

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Dear MS Office (and Security) Folks,

I just got an e-mail letting me know I was selected as a great mover and
shaker to be part of an MS-Office survey by MarketTools, Inc.

Text only is attached below. Is this real or a phish?

Thanks

Thomas Quinn, CISSP, AAA
The Hollis Group, Inc.
tquinn<at-sign>hollisgroup.com


Interested in joining an elite technical group that impacts the software
products millions of people use every day?

The Microsoft Office Development team is improving the way Office is
installed, deployed and supported. We are currently seeking IT professionals
and software developers to participate in our IT Professional and Developer
survey panel.

As a member of our IT panel, you will be invited by email to participate in
online surveys and other discussions or studies on an ongoing basis. You can
complete the surveys at your convenience. And you can always decline to
participate in any study, at any time.

Please click on the following link to take our short 10-minute survey that
will tell us more about you so that we can target our surveys more
accurately:

Click here to begin survey

To thank you for taking the time to share your insights, you'll be entered
in a sweepstakes for a chance to win 1 of 10 $500 cash prizes each time you
complete a survey. By participating, you will help us to enhance the quality
of the Microsoft Office system.

We know that privacy is very important, so we promise that your identity and
any information you provide about yourself will be kept strictly
confidential. Your information will never be bought, sold, or rented.

Make your opinions count! Join today!

Thank you,

The Microsoft Office IT Panel Team

About this Study Microsoft has commissioned MarketTools, Inc, a marketing
research firm, to build and maintain the panel on Microsoft's behalf. For
more information about MarketTools’ relationship with Microsoft, please
contact us at: (e-mail address removed)

Need Help Completing This Study? Please direct questions about completing
the study to (e-mail address removed)

How Microsoft Protects your Privacy. Your answers to our questions will
remain private and confidential. To review the privacy statement for this
study, please cut and paste the following link into your browser:
http://survey.mt01.com/r5/microsoft/ITProprivacy.htm.

Stop Sending Me This Type of Email! To stop receiving email invitations to
participate in online surveys conducted by MarketTools, please send an email
with the word "REMOVE" in the subject line to (e-mail address removed).


Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]

"Please direct questions about completing the study to: (e-mail address removed)"

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Dear MS Office (and Security) Folks,
|
| I just got an e-mail letting me know I was selected as a great mover and
| shaker to be part of an MS-Office survey by MarketTools, Inc.
|
| Text only is attached below. Is this real or a phish?
|
| Thanks
|
| Thomas Quinn, CISSP, AAA
| The Hollis Group, Inc.
| tquinn<at-sign>hollisgroup.com
|
|
| Interested in joining an elite technical group that impacts the software
| products millions of people use every day?
|
| The Microsoft Office Development team is improving the way Office is
| installed, deployed and supported. We are currently seeking IT professionals
| and software developers to participate in our IT Professional and Developer
| survey panel.
|
| As a member of our IT panel, you will be invited by email to participate in
| online surveys and other discussions or studies on an ongoing basis. You can
| complete the surveys at your convenience. And you can always decline to
| participate in any study, at any time.
|
| Please click on the following link to take our short 10-minute survey that
| will tell us more about you so that we can target our surveys more
| accurately:
|
| Click here to begin survey
|
| To thank you for taking the time to share your insights, you'll be entered
| in a sweepstakes for a chance to win 1 of 10 $500 cash prizes each time you
| complete a survey. By participating, you will help us to enhance the quality
| of the Microsoft Office system.
|
| We know that privacy is very important, so we promise that your identity and
| any information you provide about yourself will be kept strictly
| confidential. Your information will never be bought, sold, or rented.
|
| Make your opinions count! Join today!
|
| Thank you,
|
| The Microsoft Office IT Panel Team
|
| About this Study Microsoft has commissioned MarketTools, Inc, a marketing
| research firm, to build and maintain the panel on Microsoft's behalf. For
| more information about MarketTools’ relationship with Microsoft, please
| contact us at: (e-mail address removed)
|
| Need Help Completing This Study? Please direct questions about completing
| the study to (e-mail address removed)
|
| How Microsoft Protects your Privacy. Your answers to our questions will
| remain private and confidential. To review the privacy statement for this
| study, please cut and paste the following link into your browser:
| http://survey.mt01.com/r5/microsoft/ITProprivacy.htm.
|
| Stop Sending Me This Type of Email! To stop receiving email invitations to
| participate in online surveys conducted by MarketTools, please send an email
| with the word "REMOVE" in the subject line to (e-mail address removed).
|
|
| Microsoft Corporation
| One Microsoft Way
| Redmond, WA 98052
 

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