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Finaddict 03-27-2010 04:08 PM

Hotmail Alert ... scam or real?
 
Okay you tech guys, I am the furthest removed from being a tech guy at all ... but just got an alert supposedly from Hotmail ...

... there is a claim of congestion from anonymous hotmail registrations, and they are shutting down accounts randomly ... including the possibility of mine ...

... apparently to avoid from having my account shuttered, I have to enter:

*my name
* my password
*date of birth
* country

Seems fishy to me ... any thoughts on this?

Thanks

nightfighter 03-27-2010 04:11 PM

Delete......

Finaddict 03-27-2010 04:22 PM

Thanks for the feedback.

spence 03-27-2010 04:54 PM

This falls into the "if you have to ask" category...

Simple rules, rarely if ever will any legitimate website ask for information without having you go to their site and verify your identity there first.

And any link to a logon page is also suspect.

-spence

2na 03-28-2010 08:41 AM

Scam. F with them in the fashion of Duke41.

basswipe 03-28-2010 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2na (Post 757703)
Scam. F with them in the fashion of Duke41.

That was too funny.


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