Thread: [Solved] Password recovery for hotmail.com asks for credit card number!?
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Old 06-20-2020, 04:35 PM
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It's a scam. Microsoft would not be asking for a credit card number, since no form of payment is needed with a hotmail account. See, for example:
Security Alert from Microsoft Account Team - Scam? - Microsoft Community
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