I have gotten an email from "Windows" that wants all of my information or they are going to close my account. I can not figure out if its real or not, but I don't want to give my password to someone that's not legit. Would microsoft really want my password? I thought that was one thing they never asked for? Please help... if it is real I don't want to lose my hotmail account. Thanks, Heather

"Heatherschis" wrote in message news:8a4a682f-0cc6-4d46-93c4-733bb487b05e... I have gotten an email from "Windows" that wants all of my information or they are going to close my account. I can not figure out if its real or not, but I don't want to give my password to someone that's not legit. Would microsoft really want my password? I thought that was one thing they never asked for? Please help... if it is real I don't want to lose my hotmail account. Thanks, Heather Log into your Hotmail account in the normal way do NOT respond to the email, or click any links inside it. Any notifications will come up within Hotmail. Change your password, just to be on the safe side Then ditch the email its almost certainly a phishing email attempting to steal your Hotmail account for the purpose of spamming, and your other details for the purpose of identity theft or simple fraud. Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth

"Heatherschis" wrote in message news:8a4a682f-0cc6-4d46-93c4-733bb487b05e... I have gotten an email from "Windows" that wants all of my information or they are going to close my account. I can not figure out if its real or not, but I don't want to give my password to someone that's not legit. Would microsoft really want my password? I thought that was one thing they never asked for? Please help... if it is real I don't want to lose my hotmail account. Thanks, Heather Log into your Hotmail account in the normal way do NOT respond to the email, or click any links inside it. Any notifications will come up within Hotmail. Change your password, just to be on the safe side Then ditch the email its almost certainly a phishing email attempting to steal your Hotmail account for the purpose of spamming, and your other details for the purpose of identity theft or simple fraud. Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth