Windows Live Hotmail Accounts Phishing Scam- Users Beware

A new phishing scam on Windows Live Hotmail Account is in progress and all users are warned by Microsoft not to respond to this mail. The phishing mail sent from @hotmail says that its from Hotmail team and asks users to verify the Hotmail account. Microsoft says that this phishing scam is intended to hijack accounts. Emails with the subject “Hotmail Warning (Verify Your Hotmail Account Now to Avoid it Closed)” are not generated by Microsoft, and are just designed to fool unsuspecting users into handing over their sensitive data to attackers.

Please be aware that a new phish message is being sent stating that it is from the Hotmail team.  This is not a legitimate mail and you should not respond. Remember, we will never ask you to verify your account in this manner.

The scam mail asks users information about user ID, password, Date of Birth and country or territory.  Please be aware that Microsoft will never ask users about their account information in e-mail. The Live Hotmail team has written about this and also published the sample phishing email.

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