Yet Another Hotmail Scam/Password grabber attempt

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Dear Account User,

This message is from our data base center to all Hotmail account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused accounts to create more space for new accounts. To prevent your account from closing, you will have to update it below so we will know that it's a presently used account. To do this, You have to click on your reply button to reply back to this message and then you fill the information below.

* Name:
* User Name:
* Password:
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:


Warning!!! Account owner that fails to verify his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

AFTER VERIFICATION,A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AFTER WHICH YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY.

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Hotmail Team

So, if you get this message DO NOT reply to it. And if you have already given your password over then :lol:
 
I tried to post a sarcastic reply about how this could be real but it's such a pathetic attempt I can't be arsed...
 
Thing I LOL'd at is the fact the email came from a hotmail.com email address xD Windows Live have a different one.
 
An error I spotted was at the bottom of the email where it says;

[...]

The Windows Live Hotmail Team

It would be;

The Windows Live Team, 'Hotmail' is just the brand name, not the company.
 
Dan said:
An error I spotted was at the bottom of the email where it says;

[...]

The Windows Live Hotmail Team

It would be;

The Windows Live Team, 'Hotmail' is just the brand name, not the company.
LOL! :lol:
 
FB92 said:
Dear Account User,

This message is from our data base center to all Hotmail account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused accounts to create more space for new accounts. To prevent your account from closing, you will have to update it below so we will know that it's a presently used account. To do this, You have to click on your reply button to reply back to this message and then you fill the information below.

* Name:
* User Name:
* Password:
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:


Warning!!! Account owner that fails to verify his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

AFTER VERIFICATION,A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AFTER WHICH YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY.

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Hotmail Team

So, if you get this message DO NOT reply to it. And if you have already given your password over then :lol:
Are you saying that this is a scam? Well at least this e-mail even gives ANOTHER reason for you not to use Hotmail. :rofl:
 
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