Requests for account verification from Outlook or Hotmail team

I frequently receive e-mail asking for account verification and threatening closure of my account.

When I look at the sender's e-mail, it appears to be suspicious because of the: name, the source, or the country of origin.

I have a paid account with outlook, and do not expect them to close the account.

The request for certain information including my password makes me very suspicious.

I usually totally ignore these requests.

Do others have this problem? What do you do about it?