Hot Mail Notice from MSN

[Phil Erlich]

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Windows Live Hotmail Alert!!!


CONFIRM YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR HOTMAIL ACCOUNT NOW
TO AVOID IT CLOSED !!!

Dear Account Owner

This mail is from Windows Live Hotmail® and we are sending it to account
user for your 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 amoung 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: ................

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 48
hours of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Sincerely,

The Windows Live Hotmail Team

 

[N. Miller]

Is this a valid e-mail from MSN?

Windows Live Hotmail Alert!!!

They want to steal your account information! It is a "phish", and definitely
not legitimate!!!

 

[Bob I]

The grammar is a dead giveaway that it is from a scammer.