500 Free marketplace points from Microsoft.

https://reg.msgamestudios.com/Default.aspx?site=Xbox360Live5Yr

Go to that URL and sign in using the windows live id associated to your xbl account.

Enjoy 500 Microsoft points when it comes in your email before December 21st.

Deadline to register is November 29th.

 

Hmm, not to sound all paranoid but the url seems shady. Is this posted on XB's main site or anything?

 

I'm skeptical. I can sure use 500 points though. Someone tell me how it goes. Thanks! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

The domain name is reg.com, don't be fooled by the sub-domain msgamestudios .

This is a trick, and to be on the safe side reg.com is owned NOT by Microsoft to begin with. Nice try.

If you want to look up domain names to see who they are hosted by, who registered it, check out http://whois.domaintools.com/

-EDIT-
Whoops I was wrong.

 

Just incase you think this is a scam here is the domain lookup:

Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US

Domain name: MSGAMESTUDIOS.COM

Administrative Contact:
Administrator, Domain
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
+1.4258828080
Technical Contact:
Hostmaster, MSN
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
+1.4258828080


Registration Service Provider:
DBMS VeriSign,
800-579-2848 x4
Please contact DBMS VeriSign for domain updates, DNS/Nameserver
changes, and general domain support questions.


Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 10-Aug-2007.
Record expires on 07-Sep-2008.
Record created on 07-Sep-2001.

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.MSFT.NET
NS2.MSFT.NET
NS3.MSFT.NET
NS4.MSFT.NET
NS5.MSFT.NET

And here is the lookup for microsoft.com

Domain Name: MICROSOFT.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: NS1.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS2.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS3.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS4.MSFT.NET
Name Server: NS5.MSFT.NET
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 10-oct-2006
Creation Date: 02-may-1991
Expiration Date: 03-may-2014

 

it's not reg.com

it's reg.msgamestudios.com look it up on the link you posted.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/liveis5ive/li5freestuff.htm

look at the bottom of that page.

and I'll link you to the teamxbox article.

 

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15115/Xbox-Live-is-5IVE-How-to-Get-the-Free-500-MS-Points/

same link in article.

 

Microsoft is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live in a big way. It has released Carcassonne for free and it is also giving away 500 Microsoft Points to every active member who joined the service in 2002. If you were wondering how to get those precious MS Points, we have the answer.




I just thought that part should be pointed out.

 

Sorry Escaping Jail. I just am a security freak. Much thanks.

 

I'm sure you all will get the point's I've qualified for other Microsoft promotions that I wasn't supposed to.

Like the two free arcade games for buying a new 360. I've had mine since launch and they still sent me the codes.

I really don't think they validate.

EDIT: So if you get something, thats great cuz it only took you 30 seconds. If not then you only wasted 30 seconds.

 

Cool, sorry I was skeptic lol. Just didn't seem legit at first. Thanks for the heads up on this Escaping Jail.

 

Done and Did.
Hopefully I'll get the points.

 

How do you get the two free arcade games with a new XBL?

 

I second this question.

 

whew when I get back I hope this means I can get those extra outfits!

 

+3