Hotmail

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:33 pm

Has anyone else received anything like this?

Dear Account Owner
This is email from Windows Live Hotmail® and we are sending to all account user for safety. Due to the anonymous registration of our account which is causing congestion to our service, so we are shutting down some account and your account was among those to be deleted,so the purpose of this email is for you to verify that you are the owner of this account and you are still using it by filling the information below after clicking on the reply button:

* Username:
* Password:
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:

Confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 48 hours for security reasons.

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Hotmail Team

It feels wrong to me but I don't want to give up my hotmail account.

hobbydad · Post by **hobbydad** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:35 pm

I don't use Hotmail, but judging from the grammar and the fact that most services will never ask for this information, it is probably a phishing scheme. DO NOT give your information out by replying to the email.

Loren

dwevans · Post by **dwevans** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:37 pm

Definitely a phishing scheme, don't answer it.

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:48 pm

dwevans wrote:Definitely a phishing scheme, don't answer it.

Definately... At the top of the message is a menu bar, and one of the options is "Mark as". Select that and choose Phishing scam. It will send the data back to MSN.

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:37 pm

Answer it with jpg's info dusty.

ryanbp01 · Post by **ryanbp01** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:53 pm

We get the same messages at school and we've been warned not to respond in any way, shape or form. This is used not just for phishing, but also trojan horses and viruses. My advice would be to delete it.
BPR

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:15 pm

Your email provider will NEVER ask you for your password...

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:45 pm

Thanks everyone, you were all right on.

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2 ... g-scam.ars

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:44 pm

I have a Hot Mail account, and did not get the message.

dewey2me1mothyme · Post by **dewey2me1mothyme** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:26 pm

dwevans wrote:Definitely a phishing scheme, don't answer it.

I would tend to agree. Hotmail should already have this information and would not be asking you for it.