Is this email from 'hotmail' legit?

I got an email from customerteam@msn.com saying





is this full of crap? since it says 1 Microsoft Way as their address D:


lol





Dear Account User





This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail 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. 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.





Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts, Hotmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.





* 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 two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.





Sincerely,


The Windows Live Hotmail Team





Microsoft Corporation


One Microsoft Way


Redmond, WA 98052

Is this email from 'hotmail' legit?
Yippee, a new variant on the phishing scams. I was getting bored with the old ones. Hotmail (and Yahoo and GMail and any other reputable company) would not send a message like this to "Dear Account User". They apparently have your email address and so have access to other account information which would allow them to address you personally.


Also, they never ever ask you for your password! (Except when you ask them for the privilege of logging in.)


The standard advice is ignore it.


Alternatively, send it on to knujon or spamcop.


Optionally, have you thought what would happen to the scammers inbox if all the intended victims responded politely asking for an explanation?





Do not supply information useful to an identity theft in response to an unsolicited email.
Reply:It is a scam to get your personal information and/or money.


Do not respond to it.


Report it to hotmail, so they are aware.
Reply:No--The customer service department of hot mail does not restrict your account under those circumstances.
Reply:The message you got is a nothing but an outright scam to the third-degree. Don't click on the link and give the phishers your personal information at all costs. Doing so will cause you to permanently lose your email account to the phishers. Remember Microsoft doesn't ever send unsolicited emails to its users for their personal personal information, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Forward the message to report_spam@msn.com





After that, spam it straight into oblivion.





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