URGENT - URGENT DANGEROUS - YOU WILL LOSE YOUR IDENTITY
NEVER, NEVER reply to such an e-mail I got today about "Account alert".
These people just want all your private information you have on your e-mail address and the moment you give them your password they will change it so you can never open your e-mail account more.
Furthermore they will write a letter to all your contacts asking for money.
Then they will send letters like this one here below from your e-mail address so they people will never been cut. NOBODY WILL HELP YOU. Just do NOT answer the e-mail. They will continue sending your e-mails but DO NOT answer them.
The e-mail looks like that:
Dear Account Owner,
This Email is from Microsoft Customer Care and we are sending it to every Email User Accounts Owner for safety. We are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account and if you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.Confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 48 hours for security reasons.
* User Name: .............................
* 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.
Sincerely,The Windows Live Hotmail Team.
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Amazing that some people still fall prey to these silly requests.
ReplyDeleteHere's the skinny of it:
No legit corporation will EVER ask you for account information by email.
On the rare occasion that they will need this information, they (the legit corporation), will request it by US Mail, sent to the address for you that they have on file.
Don't ever respond to an email like the one listed by Marianne, above.