Question posted by mjthorburn on July 30th, 2011

Did Hotmail Really Send A Request For My Password?

Hi I just received an email saying that Hotmail database was compromised and I need to send back my user name, password, etc.,  The email said if I didn't do that my account would be closed.  How do I know if this is really from Hotmail?

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