RE: ACCOUNT ALERT‏

ALL message content was blocked by my email service provider, this is your first clue that the sender is not official.

The following is the blocked message content I pulled out of the page source:

Dear Account User CONFIRM YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR HOTMAIL ACCOUNT NOW TO AVOID IT CLOSED !!! This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. We are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify your account to avoid closure by our customer care team. Please confirm your account now by filling the space below.Your User name password date of birth and your country this informations would be needed to verify your account. Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts Hotmail would be shutting down all unused accounts. You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply button or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
User Name:
Password:
Date Of Birth:
Country Or Territory:Alternative Email:Password:

After Following the instructions in the sheet your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for anyinconvenience. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after 24 hours of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Sincerely
The Hotmail Windows LiveTeamAFTER VERIFICATION A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO YOU AFTER WHICH YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY.

Sender IP: 65.54.190.210, registered to Microsoft

Actual sender IP: 94.23.25.120, traces to France

From name: Hotmail Windows Live Alert Team

From address: chockyw@hotmail.com

Replies redirect to: windowsliveservicecenter_34@hotmail.com