Oct 16
20085 Tips from the Hotmail team to help protect yourself from email scams
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1) Be wary of e-mails asking for your personal information.
Any e-mail asking for your name, birth date, social security number, e-mail username, e-mail password, or any other type of personal information, no matter who the e-mail appears to be from, is almost certainly a scam.
If you have any reason to believe it may be legitimate, do not reply to the e-mail or click any hyperlinks; instead copy and paste the web URL or go to that company’s website for contact information. Don’t hesitate to contact the company’s support channel to confirm legitimacy or check out a site such as Read the rest of this entry »
