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Phishing Scams?

I've received two identical emails today, both saying my Hotmail account had been suspended because I'd reached my limit on sending and receiving emails. I was to follow a link and only then would my account be unlocked. …

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Suspicious email, how do I confirm whether it is genuine?

I have an email that looks like it is from Windows Live Account Security Team, however, it redirects me to another page and asks me to sign in to verify my usage limit? This seems suspicious to me, but how do I confirm w …

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A new screen after entering user name and password

A friend uses her Hotmail account daily but 2 days ago found that after entering her user name and password another screen comes up saying a password is not enough and asking for her phone number or another email address …

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Hotmail account problems

I have reieved an e-mail from Windows live saying my account has been suspended owing to excessive receipt and sending of emails, as a pensioner who only emails friends and relations (if I send 10 a day and recieve same …

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E-mail alert mails??

I have received six e-mails this morning telling me my account is blocked as I've exceeded my e-mails in the last seven days. I have sent about 20 in the last week so I hardly think that's excessive. What's all this abou …

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Microsoft phishing scam?

Morning all, I've just received the following email to my Inbox (rather than Junk), and wondered whether it was legitimate? "Dear Hotmail Customer, We are sending this e-mail to inform you that your e-mail account has ex …

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Is this actually the hotmail team, or is someone spamming me?

I have just received an email notifying me of the following: Dear Hotmail Customer ([My email address]) , We are sending this e-mail to inform you that your e-mail account has excedeed it's sending and receiving limit in …

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Managed to get ahold of someone else’s account.

This is not my account, it seems that an older gentlemen had my other mail account listed as trusted so when he tried to reset his password I got an notification. How do I return the account to it's rightful owner?

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is this a genuine MSN hotmail email

I received an e-mail about my account being suspended due to some limit being exceeded. there's a link in the e-mail that I need to click for verification and lifting the suspension; is this a genuine e-mail from MSN Hot …

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My MSN e-mail account of 11-12 years vanished……

I have lost my MSN account (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) of 11-12 years. I am professional / physician and this was my primary account. Now when I try to sign on my MSN e-mail address (*** Email address …

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hotmail sign in from another computer

this is a friends computer--whenever i try to sign into or open my own hotmail account from here,only my friends hotmail account opens and i cannot find a hotmail sign in site for my account. thanks

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How long before a hotmail account expires if it is not used?

I have a lot of junk mail so am currently not logging into my account. Accounts used to get locked after 60 days and then expired after 90. I used to wait 3 months until the account expires and then create it again. This …

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Updating a group

I need to update one of my groups but the process seems to have changed. The only option I see now is to add a group or delete a group.

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My Hotmail A/c has changed to Outlook

My Hotmail account automatically changed to Outlook a couple of days ago and now I am unable to find and access my Calendars, any ideas how to find them? Thank you

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spontaneous Spanish keyboard out of the blue

All of a sudden, when I type messages in Hotmail, it is as if my keyboard has turned Spanish!!! How do I turn it off (question mark) Alternatively, how do I type the at sign in email addresses (question mark) THANKS

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borrar contactos

como borrar contacto de hotmail

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que pasa con el servicio de hotmail???

hace 3 dias que el hotmail esta teniendo problemas cuando inicio sesion, cuando quiero mandar un mail, o cuando quiero abrir un mail, quiero saber si el problema es de mi cuenta o si es un problema del hotmail en si mism …

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Problemas en Windows Live Messenger

Hola, cambie de telefono movil y actualice el windows live messenger, desde hace 1 semana no puedo iniciar sesion en mi celular, porque me sale error interno.... Q puedo hacer para poder ingresar sin problemas, ya elimin …

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My account been BLOCKED!

Please help me to regain my account ( *** Email address is removed for privacy ***). The hacker put his Email and his number to get the code. I'm frustrated of being waiting to get back since this hacker change the passw …

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