I Received A Request For All My Personal Information From Hotmail,was It A Scam?

I have a reguest which implies it was sent from Hotmail account that they wanted all my personal information or my account would be closed in 48 hours. I replyed to the email and when I did it came up with an email address for [email protected] do please let me know if this is a scam-Hotmail,I never received an email like that and is there a contact phone number for Hotmail?

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on March 5th, 2011 9:22 AM

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You are right in believing that is not an authorized Hotmail Email. No company will ever ask you for personal information, especially that regarding your Password, Account Number, Name, Home Address, etc, etc. If a company ever requires information from you in regards to your services they will either call you directly, or request you contact them. You should delete any emails you have of this nature immediately as they are malicious attempts to get your personal information. Because simply opening them can be equally as damaging, you will want to make sure you scan your PC for any potential viruses or spyware, and may want to change your email password as well.

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