Phishing Email - Hotmail.com Live.com Scheduled Update Mail Server Verify Account Scamming - Fraud 1 1 3.8K 1 Mar 19, 2013 2013-03-19T10:01:21-05:00 Mar 12, 2014 2014-03-12T19:48:23-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) The e-mail message below which appears as if it came from Hotmail is malicious. Do not click on any of the links in this e-mail message because it was not sent by Hotmail.com or Live.com. This e-mail is a phishing scam used to steal hotmail.com or live.com users username and password, by tricking them into entering their usernames and passwords on a bogus hotmail.com or live.com signin or login page. Here is a copy of the phishing scam "Hotmail.com Scheduled Update Mail Server Verify Account "From: Hotmail Team (member_services@live.com)Sent: Tue 3/19/13 4:39 AMWelcome to HotmailThe efficient way to do emailDue to scheduled update of our mail server you are required to verify your account by clicking on the verify link belowHotmail.comMicrosoft respects your privacy.to learn more, please read our online Privacy Statement.Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA © 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.© 2013 MicrosoftTermsPrivacyDevelopersEnglish (United States)