My daughter's hotmail account is now asking for her age to be verified by a parent. The verification process involves giving credit card details (no charge apparently).

Is this a new thing, or am I out of touch with all things hotmail? I'd rather not give unnecessary cc details over the net of course. :=

Time to switch her to gmail me thinks...

Tis a bogus Phishing type email, ignore it. Definitely dont give any details, let alone reply.

As above. Never give financial or personal details when contact is initiated by the other party.

It's not an email - it's coming from the genuine M$ site.

Let Google be your friend..

It seems genuine, have a look here:

Hotmail wants your credit card details - ZDNet.co.uk (http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,2074192,00.htm)

Up to you I guess, but I wouldn't. There are other (free) alternatives out there that do not require cc numbers.

Thanks, in the end I used a card that has no funds on it, no overdraft so minimum risk.

And I have switched her to a google mail account after retrieving her contact list:ok: been telling her to do that for ages but do kids listen :ugh: