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hotmail security email ~Phishing?

received an email today asking me to verify my Hotmail account with a link. I DID NOT click on it of course, but sent a replay to the 2 email addy's listed. One came back as undeliverable, but nothing on the "topaz" account.

HERE IT IS... A COPED/PASTED VERSION. IS THIS REAL OR DO I NEED TO IGNORE IT? PLEASE ADVISE....

Hotmail Account Security Team (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***)

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10/31/13

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From:	Hotmail Account Security Team (* Email address is removed for privacy *)
Sent:	Thu 10/31/13 2:34 PM
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Hotmail Mail

Important Account Information

Your E-mail account has exceeded it's limit and needs to be verified for your safety, if not verified within 48 hours, we will suspend your email account.

All you need to do is to update your security questions and answer in other not to loose your email account.

Click Below to verify your email account now!

VERIFY ACCOUNT

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hotmail email asking for security verification

01. November 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: Account Security Team, email account, Hotmail email

Here is a copied/pasted email that I received today. I am not comfortable with the context of this as I feel it is a phishing scam. I sent a reply to both of the email addy's listed. One of them was returned to my inbox undeliverable. So far I have not received a return answer from the "topaz" person.

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE FROM MY INBOX:

Hotmail Account Security Team (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***)

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10/31/13

To: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

From:	Hotmail Account Security Team (* Email address is removed for privacy *)
Sent:	Thu 10/31/13 2:34 PM
To:	* Email address is removed for privacy *

Hotmail Mail

Important Account Information

Your E-mail account has exceeded it's limit and needs to be verified for your safety, if not verified within 48 hours, we will suspend your email account.

All you need to do is to update your security questions and answer in other not to loose your email account.

Click Below to verify your email account now!

VERIFY ACCOUNT

Hotmail! Mail Product Management.

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PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THIS IS AN ACTUAL AND TRUE EMAIL FROM HOTMAIL OR OUTLOOK

THANKS ~

SHERRY MYERS

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