Verifying my Account ?

Ive had a series of e-mails come up on my Hotmail asking for me to verify my account. I haven't replied as it does not look legit and just wanted to ensure that it isnt actually the Hotmail Team?. The e-mail looks like this;

Dear (My Hotmail Address is in this part didn't want to put it online),

This e-mail has been sent to you by Hotmail  inform you that we were unable to verify your account details. This might be due to either of the following reasons:

1. A recent change in your personal information. (eg:  address, phone)
2. Submitting incorrect information during register process.
                                
Due to this, to ensure that your email service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your information today by following the link below

https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0rpsnv=11ct=1314335768=*** Email address is removed for privacy ***
  
If you have already confirmed your  information then please  disregard this message.
  
Regards,
WindowsLive 2012 member services.

Thanks for your cooperation!