Phishing Scams Hound CClifeBlog Email Account

These guys must think they are so smart. The emails are getting better, and I am sure some dumb asses fall for it, but really? Come on! It's SOOOO obvious it's a phishing scam. Here is the email I replied to (my reply is in red). I flagged these two emails and marked them as phishing scams, but I am sure others will come. Can you blame me for wanted to have a bit of fun?



From: arkie1928@hotmail.com
To: arkie1928@hotmail.com
Subject: ACCOUNT ALERT!!!
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 05:42:09 -0500


Dear Account Owner

This Email is from Msn-Live-Hotmail Customer Care™ and we are sending it to all Msn-Live-Hotmail AccountsOwner for safety. We are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of Msn-Live-Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Msn-Live-Hotmail accounts and your account is among those to be deactivated. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if this account is still valid? If it is, Please kindly confirm your account by first clicking on the show content link highlighted in yellow just above the subject line. The following information is needed to verify your account: Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information.
Click on the reply button and fill in your information:


* Full Name..Ima Notaretard
* User Name:..nicetryasshole@hotmail.com
* Password:...gofuckyourself
* Date of Birth: I was born at night, but not last night!
* Country Or Territory: Of the Country Sarcastic in the Territory of Smarter than You


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 any inconveniences.

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 Windows Live Team™

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I also received another of these emails, with slightly different content and decided to take another route. I replied back:

The email address you are trying to contact is not receiving any incoming mail at this time.

If you feel this message is in error, please contact Windows Live! support.