I received an email supposedly from Hotmail asking for my user name, password, & some other information.  Tried to find a way to contact Hotmail to see if it truly is a scam but can't find a method for contacting anyone.
outlook (2011 office for mac version) pops out this error message, which stalls my ability to use outlook. 

it constantly asks me for my password, and although it gives me the option to save it in the keychain, it never does. 

this error keeps occurring since the latest two office for mac software updates that i diligently downloaded and installed. 

i reset the identity earlier today and the error still occurs twenty minutes later. 

any thoughts on how to deal with this? MS only offered their support after charging me $49 for a one-off troubleshooting over the phone... needless, to say, i am trying not to pay that outrageous fee. 

thank you for any suggestions.

Dear Valid Customer,
Windows MSN Hotmail is faster, safer than ever before and filled with new ways to stay in touch. Due to increased spam and phishing activities globally, a DGTFX trojan virus has been detected in some of our servers. Your email account server will be upgraded with our new secure 1024-bit RSA key anti-virus firewall to prevent damage and spread of the virus. Click your reply tab, fill the columns below and send back to us for confirmation of the upgrade or your email account will be terminated to avoid spread of the virus.
 
* Full Name:-.............................................
* Password:-..............................
* Confirm Password:-...............
* Date of Birth:-.......................
* Country Or Territory:-..........

Note that your password will be encrypted with 1024-bit RSA keys for your password safety.
YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED.

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Just received an email purportedly from MSN Windows Live Hotmail requesting Log-in Information.  I believe it to be a scam site.  Anyone have any ideas?  Naturally, I am not responding, but need to know if this is legit since I do not want to lose my account.  Your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Dear Valid Customer,
Windows MSN Hotmail is faster, safer than ever before and filled with new ways to stay in touch. Due to increased spam and phishing activities globally, a DGTFX trojan virus has been detected in some of our servers. Your email account server will be upgraded with our new secure 1024-bit RSA key anti-virus firewall to prevent damage and spread of the virus. Click your reply tab, fill the columns below and send back to us for confirmation of the upgrade or your email account will be terminated to avoid spread of the virus.
* Full Name:-
* Password:-
* Confirm Password:-
* Date of Birth:-
* Country Or Territory:-

Note that your password will be encrypted with 1024-bit RSA keys for your password safety.
YOUR DETAILS WILL NOT BE SHARED.

  On august 8th I received a suspicious looking email from Windows Live Hotmail, asking for my name, email address, D.O.B., password, profession and 
country of origin.   I was asked to forward this info to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***  and that failure to do so would result in the immediate closing of my hotmail account.  I need to know if this is legitimate or a scam . Can anyone help??  Please reply.  Thanks,  Angela
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have used password reset with yahoo but Windows Messenger will accept neither my hotmail password nor my reset yahoo password .... help!!!!!