John Marsh
2nd Sep 2013, 10:43
This one is more plausible than many. The quality of English is within the current, declining standard.:* The e-mail I received contained no links to anywhere but Outlook, as far as I could tell. It got past the spam filter.
Here's a copy, from the Microsoft help forum at Bogus Outlook "account confirmation" email? - Microsoft Community (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/mail-wlsecurity/bogus-outlook-account-confirmation-email/8bce970d-11c1-4611-a94a-9e23cfb0e4c0)
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
Dear Customer,
Outlook® accounts have been growing really fast.
We are having too many congested email due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail, Msn, and Live Accounts on our database system. Please reconfirm your email account and information to know if your account is still active and will also be recorded on our new database system.
We need you to reply and fill in the information below within one week or you will lose your account permanently.
*Username
*Password
*Date of birth
*Country or Territory
Here are some ways to help you manage your account after you reconfirm it.
1. Create an archive - Set up a folder on your PC’s hard drive where you can save large attachments. Then just delete them from your inbox. You’ll still have them and your inbox will be that much smaller.
2. Make your filters work for you- Did you know you can set up your Hotmail account to immediately delete junk e-mail? Go to Options, and click Filters and reporting. Under the “Delete junk e-mail” section, select Immediately to delete junk e-mail right away. Once you’re finished, click Save and you’re done.
3. Delete a bunch of mail at once- Go to your Junk and Deleted folders, and clear them out by clicking the “Empty” button in the action bar.
If you have more questions, please read our help topic on Hotmail storage.
Sincerely,
Outlook Team
The forum advice is: it's bogus. My suspicions were aroused by the details requested.
Here's a copy, from the Microsoft help forum at Bogus Outlook "account confirmation" email? - Microsoft Community (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windowslive/forum/mail-wlsecurity/bogus-outlook-account-confirmation-email/8bce970d-11c1-4611-a94a-9e23cfb0e4c0)
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
Dear Customer,
Outlook® accounts have been growing really fast.
We are having too many congested email due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail, Msn, and Live Accounts on our database system. Please reconfirm your email account and information to know if your account is still active and will also be recorded on our new database system.
We need you to reply and fill in the information below within one week or you will lose your account permanently.
*Username
*Password
*Date of birth
*Country or Territory
Here are some ways to help you manage your account after you reconfirm it.
1. Create an archive - Set up a folder on your PC’s hard drive where you can save large attachments. Then just delete them from your inbox. You’ll still have them and your inbox will be that much smaller.
2. Make your filters work for you- Did you know you can set up your Hotmail account to immediately delete junk e-mail? Go to Options, and click Filters and reporting. Under the “Delete junk e-mail” section, select Immediately to delete junk e-mail right away. Once you’re finished, click Save and you’re done.
3. Delete a bunch of mail at once- Go to your Junk and Deleted folders, and clear them out by clicking the “Empty” button in the action bar.
If you have more questions, please read our help topic on Hotmail storage.
Sincerely,
Outlook Team
The forum advice is: it's bogus. My suspicions were aroused by the details requested.