Question about Outlook Express

Is this SPAM or a hoax ? (ID: 735677) WindowsLive - E-mail ALERT! (July28 , 2012)‏  Dear WindowsLive Customer (karen EH) ,   We are sending this e-mail to inform you that your e-mail account has excedeed it's sending and receiving limit in the last 7 days. Due to this , we have to suspend your account in order to prevent unwanted bots and spyware using our customer's accounts.  In order to verify your account and lift the suspenion limit, please verify your account information on the link below:   I It looks "real " but I don't trust it at all. I've never heard of a limit on hotmail use before.