Someone wants to steal my Windows Live ID and password — and probably yours. The email might have slipped through Windows Live Hotmail security checks because there are no links. Instead of sending the user to a Website to enter in credentials, the information is given via reply email. Microsoft will never ask for your password in an email, nor would just about any other responsible service. Passwords should never be sent by email. By comparison, Gmail is now https, a change Google made after the recent Chinese hacks.”]
Source: https://betanews.com/2010/02/22/email-phishes-for-windows-live-ids-and-passwords/