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Turning a new leaf...Welcome to your newly designed monthly newsletter. Fall is in the air, and with the new season comes a newsletter design that better matches the new look of Hot mail ® Dear Account User CONFIRM YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR FREE HOT MAIL ACCOUNT NOW !!! This Email is from Hot mail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hot mail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestion's due to the anonymous registration of Hot mail accounts so we are shutting down some Hot mail 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 Hot mail users and removal of some Hot mail Accounts, Hot mail would be shutting down some Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Log in Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons Hot mail Account is changing to turning a new leaf and you need to confirm Your Account to Avoid Closed,  User name:................................... 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 Hot mail Team AFTER VERIFICATION,A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AFTER WHICH YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY.