got this today from Venzara Lindsay (airlinds5@hotmail.com) i think its a scam to get my email ad pass can someone tell me if its really a scam Dear Account User This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account. Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts, Hotmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons. * Username: .............................. * Password: ................................ * Date of Birth: ............................ * Country Or Territory: ................ After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. Sincerely, The Windows Live Hotmail Team
YES, it is definitely a scam, or to be more accurate a phishing attempt. Do not reply to it or you will have your account stolen
You are very welcome. Just remember never to give your ID and password to any of your accounts except for when you are on the actual log in page or you are already logged in to your account. In a case like this if there really was an issue you would have a notice when you logged into your account. This same type of thing happens with ebay, PayPal, eGold, bank accounts etc etc. When a scammer tries to trick you into revealing sensitive information such as login credentials it is known as phishing.
If you are ever in question. Type the url of the site that is suppose to be contacting you in your browser and then log into your account. (never click on a link). If your account has a problem the site will tell you when you log in. Do this for any email correspondence, never click a link and then put your user name and pass in. Always go directly to the site.
"Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently." Big Scam, the give away is above, scare tactic. The idea is to get people scared about losing their hotmail account, when people get scared they tend not to think things out and click etc. Any email saying reply or we will terminate you in 2 weeks is pure scam. How many users would hotmail lose doing this. A big bloody boat load and hotmail needs them to make money.
It is a very common scam, I also receive it for Paypal and Adwords recently, similar email warning me that my accounts are expiring and asking me to click on a phishing scams. Those scammers are really everywhere.