Phishing, i think. Some guys are send links that urge them to change their password or log on. The links lead to sites that look like your webmail log in page. Alternatively, they have also discovered that people use the same passwords online, so they just get you to register to use another site (offering free downloads etc) and then use your password to get your mail address. i also read about a certain worm that researchers cracked its algorithm and used it to set a contact server. The worm collected ip addresses and keyboard strokes and dumped them in the server. The worm reveals your passwords, sites visited, what you wrote or chatted. i think the above three are quite likely leaders. -- Bored? Stop been Bored. why are u still Bored? visit my blog http://gramware.blogspot.com Get your free issue of tekniaonline, a Kenyan ICT magazine at http://tekniaonline.blogspot.com