Windows Live – RE: Verify Your Account Now To Avoid It Closed

Windows Live [pmakeechak@hotmail.com] RE: Verify Your Account Now To Avoid It Closed VX2G99AAJ. This is a phishing attack on unsuspecting web mail users of MSN Hotmail. I feel that the reach of this fraud will be enormous, granted the attackers didn’t only send this one to me. Please read on to find out more:

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

This phishing attack is intended to steal personal information from Hotmail users by having them provide information which should be guarded by most intellectual people. However, phishing scams like this one tend to net identity thieves and other criminals great bounties in a form of a stolen email address, which often is used to send more spam.

This email came with an “official” looking logo and was very colorful for a professional email (see your own copy). To most people it will look like spam, as it is unprofessionally written and structured. Share this post with your friends and family so they can see the way these types of phishing attacks are orchestrated. I think this article is really worth a mention.