Help! I received this suspicious email with a link to click to reset Windows Live password ?

Question

Should i click on link to cancel request to reset windows live password as i never requested my password to be reset or just delete email or mark as phising.

We received your request to reset your Windows Live password. To confirm your request and reset your password, follow the instructions below. Confirming your request helps prevent unauthorised access to your account.

If you didn't request that your password be reset, please follow the instructions below to cancel your request.

Answer 1

Delete the email, it's a fake

Answer 2

don't worry just ignore it or report it if you can, i've had emails like that, don't click on anything in the email,  it's most likely just spam :)

Answer 3

Mark as spam

Answer 4

If you are happy with live then set e -mail as spam.  

Answer 5

If you haven't requested your Windows Live password to be re-set then just ignore the email. If you want to feel like you've done "something" then delete the email and empty out your email recycle folder, all the while grinning to yourself knowing that you've out smarted the spammer.

Answer 6

Sounds like someone else logged onto your account and tried to change the password. Ignore this message, but log onto windows live directly and reset it yourself.

Answer 7

maybe somebody else did it or you could have just did it by accident  

Answer 8

Was the message from Microsoft?  Because from personal experience, I have received that message, but it was because I wanted to reset my password.  However, if you did not request it or it's not from Microsoft, you should just delete the email and don't do anything it says.

Answer 9

Delete it or Mark as Spam. Don't ever mind it.

Answer 10

If the message is not from Microsoft and u nvr requested to reset ur windows live password, it's best to mark it as spam/phishing and then delete it. This could be a spyware probably used by hackers or virus to hack into ur computer system and infect all the files inside.

Be careful. This happened to me once, when my pendrive was infected with Trojan without my knowledge and it spreaded into my laptop. Then, my yahoo messenger was running and it suddenly keep sending links in a weird language which i dun understand to some of my contacts. So, my friends complaint about this and I had to remove my yahoo messenger before I scanned the whole laptop to delete that virus.  

Answer 11

1) If you didn't make the request, assume it is a phishing attempt on your information.

2) If you do need to update your information, do not use the link in the email.  Go directly to the site (in this case, Windows Live) and use the online reset.  The link in the email may appear "similar" to the real link but could really be a link to another unrelated site attempting to get your information.  Many bank/PayPal scams use a similar technique.

Another possibility is that someone tried to login with your account and requested a password reset.  In this case, the "forgot password" option correctly sent you an email, even though you didn't request it.  At this point, be suspicious that someone may be trying to guess your account details.  You may want to ensure you have an adequately secure password (mixed case, alpha numeric, 8 or more characters, not in a dictionary, etc...).

Answer 12

Never, never ,never click on a link you receive in an e-mail. Bad things will happen.

Answer 13

Someone who knows your e-mail address has tried to find out your windows live password. Thinking that they could get into your actual e-mails send an e-mail request for a new password. So just ignore it.

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Answer 14

Delete it, it's most probably someone trying to get your details online!

Answer 15

Do not act on any of the instructions in the email, just delete it.

Answer 16

do not click on suspicious email can be a scam