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Hotmail accounts to be deleted???

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 10 Dec 2008 05:26

Chica


if you hold the mouse pointer over any email address, a box will pop up that tells you the REAL address.

If the email address is a true one, then the box address will match

If it is a scam, you can see where your "reply" would be going.


You can use this method to check all those bank emails you get!



If any box shows a different address, then treat the email as scam, do not reply to it, and trash it



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 9 Dec 2008 21:28

Thank you everyone for your replies. Sorry I couldn´t get back before now. Rob G it isn´t the same as yours, when I look at it again it is just an email address .....a name [email protected].
It asks to confirm my email address & password, and looking at it objectively it looks quite amateurish.
And of course if they really were hotmail then they would have that info already or I wouldn´t have been able to get into my emails in the first place!
Sorry to be so thick about this I just panicked as I have just got a web address which is the same as my email one. I appreciate everyone who wrote about this, thank you all.
love Chica
xxxx

Kate

Kate Report 9 Dec 2008 19:20

I'm pretty sure that the last time they increased the inbox capacity limit (to around 5 GB) they said they were getting rid of the need to sign in every 30 days to keep the account active, too.

Before then, if you didn't sign in once a month your account had to be verified again or it was closed, I think.

Sarah

Sarah Report 9 Dec 2008 19:09

That email has been doing the rounds for years. There's a Facebook version too

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 9 Dec 2008 16:28

Chica

I had the same e.mail a week or so ago...

It is a scam.

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

RobG

RobG Report 9 Dec 2008 12:41

Was it a bit like this one:

http://emailsupport.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5D6F5A79A79B6708!7764.entry

(the above is just an example - it gets a mention on loads of websites with a quick Google search)

It's a scam. DO NOT RESPOND!!

Stacey

Stacey Report 9 Dec 2008 11:41

Sounds like a scam to me. Iv had these from all types of plases, facebook is the usuall one.

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 9 Dec 2008 11:04

No had any message from Hotmail - sounds like a scam. Whatever you do don't respond.

If anything Hotmail have increased capacity considerably over the past year

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 9 Dec 2008 11:02

Hi this morning I received an email from Hotmail saying that there is congestion with accounts and they are closing certain accounts.
and to respond within 24 hours. I think it is a scam, but as I use my account every day, I can´t afford to risk this. I will try and contact Hotmail about this, but I just want people to be aware. I will be off line for a few hours, but would be interested to know if any of you have received this message from Hotmail.
Chica