On 10/6/12 I received an email with tittle "Confirmation of your account" from hotmail team ([email protected]) asking for password and it look very suspicious.
Here are some of the active links in the email: (*****MOD: how to remove active links below? Don't want others click by accident) DONE, thanks issh!
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welcome.microsoft.windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.D.p.FwBtqL
Windows Live
xttp://welcome.microsoft.windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.C.p.FwBt1w
Windows
xttp://welcome.microsoft..windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.V.p.FwCDkJ
Mobile
xttp://welcome.microsoft.windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.H.p.FwBwYD
Bing
xttp://welcome.microsoft.windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.W.p.FwCFKW
MSN
xttp://welcome.microsoft.windowslive.com/Key-3892.GrvM.X.p.FwCF57
This email is not genuine from hotmail team right?
Or below is a copy & paste of that email
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Windows Live Hotmail
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Faites plus ample connaissance avec Hotmail
Utilisez la messagerie où que vous soyez
Dear Hotmail, Msn and Live Subscriber,
This back up is necessary to update and to avoid blocking of your account. If you do not respond to this message you will lose your account permanently. Thank you for your usual co-operation we apologize for the inconvenience
* Messanger address Hotmail, Msn, Live:
* Your password:
* Your rescue messanger address:
This back up is necessary to update and to avoid blocking of your account. If you do not respond to this message you will lose your account permanently. Thank you for your usual co-operation we apologize for the inconvenience.
Sincerely,
Member Service Team.
Consultez vos autres comptes de messagerie avec Hotmail* This assumes a reasonable growth rate. Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more, please read our online Privacy Statement.
For more information or for general questions regarding your e-mail account, please visit Windows Live Hotmail Help.
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Windows Live
Windows
Mobile
Bing
MSN
Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved
This assumes a reasonable growth rate.. Microsoft respects your privacy. To learn more, please read our online Privacy Statement.
For more information or for general questions regarding your e-mail account, please visit Windows Live Hotmail Help.
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052, États-Unis
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Phishing. When in doubt, do a search for scam plus a key word from the domain, say windowslive.
Any email from anywhere that purports to require you to enter a password must be treated with the deepest suspicion.
A recent spam to me with the subject in all CAPS claimed to be from the FBI and that they would come get me if I didn't reply. Yikes, they must have found out about my brodening. :)