BBM - Inactive Users Message?

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 11:47 AM

I received a message from one of my BBM buddies with a message that read:

Hello, greetings from RIM (Research In Motion) proprietors of BlackBerry. This message is to inform all of our users, that our servers have recently been really full, so we are asking for your help to fix this problem. We need our active users to re-send this message to everyone on your contact list inorder to confirm our active users that use BlackBerry Messenger, if you do not send this message to all your BlackBerry Messenger contacts then your account will remain inactive with the consequence of losing all your contacts.

We apologize for the inconvenience but this is the only way possible to resolve this problem. Sincerely Research in Motion. For more information visit:
www.blackberry.com/inactiveusers

Is this real or spam?

**fedupbbuser** · 04-08-2010, 11:48 AM

i got the same message!

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 11:50 AM

I wonder if its real ...? Because one of my friends did lose her contacts =/

**fedupbbuser** · 04-08-2010, 11:51 AM

i'm wondering the same. i'm not really worried because i have my contacts saved to an email account. So if i do, I'll just delete the bbm, and download again.

**Michael Hepples** · 04-08-2010, 11:52 AM

It is spam.

Ignore it and let it die.

**Chrisy** · 04-08-2010, 11:53 AM

Interesting! Does the link look real?

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 11:53 AM

Thank u! =)

**itsdollar** · 04-08-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by michaelwpg

It is spam.

Ignore it and let it die.

Thanks for stepping in. Another thread on this already popped up and I could see the forums getting clogged with this

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by chrisy520

Interesting! Does the link look real?

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

Well when i went to the link from my computer it didnt work, it just looks like its loading.

**Bajanbastard** · 04-08-2010, 11:55 AM

I just Bcast a message cussing out all who forwarded it to me. Highly annoying.

**jmazza118** · 04-08-2010, 11:55 AM

I received the same message from 2 of my contacts but cant seem to verify it. a link at the end of one of the messages returned the following message. The page you have requested has been moved or no longer exists

**pltaylor** · 04-08-2010, 11:58 AM

I deleted every contact that sent me this BS.

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**Michael Hepples** · 04-08-2010, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by pltaylor

I deleted every contact that sent me this BS.

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

That is my standard policy with ANY contact that send me broadcast BBMs.

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 11:59 AM

LOL, they didnt know lol

**Mystic205** · 04-08-2010, 11:59 AM

this is a clone of the one sent out on yahoo messenger about 1-2yrs ago

**mstiffany7** · 04-08-2010, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by michaelwpg

That is my standard policy with ANY contact that send me broadcast BBMs.

What if theyre just saying "hello everyone, have a good day" lol u still delete them?

**fedupbbuser** · 04-08-2010, 12:04 PM

Thanks for clearing that up!

**fatih.kurnaz** · 04-08-2010, 12:07 PM

really interesting..i didn't get any..

**Michael Hepples** · 04-08-2010, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by mstiffany7

What if theyre just saying "hello everyone, have a good day" lol u still delete them?

Yup.

10char

**GlitchZero** · 04-08-2010, 12:13 PM

There is nothing more annoying than a message in the middle of the night, and you think it might be an emergency, and it's some stupid "Hai, I'm bord, sum1 talk??/?" broadcast.

Delete, ignore all future contact, kick their puppy.

**Majestic Lion** · 04-08-2010, 12:16 PM

Just pull up a browser and check the url. Simple.

Think, people.

**itsdollar** · 04-08-2010, 12:16 PM

People still forwarding Spam in 2010. It's a naive world

**Michael Hepples** · 04-08-2010, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Majestic Lion

Just pull up a browser and check the url. Simple.

Think, people.

Do you normally enter links from spam into your browser? NOT a good practice.

Best bet, stop and think why you haven't heard anything about this, instead of a knee **** reaction to do as instructed. Read the forums to see if others have experienced it. Check the front page here to see if we have blogged about it, etc.