UNSURE

THIS PAST WEEKEND, MAY 22, AND MAY 23RD, 2010, I RECEIVE AND E-MAIL WHICH I ALMOST OVERLOOKED. IT SAID 'HOTMAIL ALERT'. I OPENED IT AND IT SAID THAT MY HOTMAIL E-MAIL ACCOUNT WAS IN JEOPARDY OF BEING DELETED, AND I NEEDED TO UPDATE MY E-MAIL INFO IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM BEING ERASED. IT LOOKED VERY OFFICIAL. IT HAD THE HOTMAIL LOGO AND LETTER HEAD ON THE E-MAIL, WHICH MADE IT LOOK LIKE IT HAD COME FROM AN EMPLOYEE OF HOTMAIL. THE ADDRESS, WHICH I CAN'T REMEMBER EXCEPT IT WAS A FIRST INITIAL AND LAST NAME,,,,,,,,,,,@HOTMAIL.COM. IT SAID I HAD 48 HOURS WITHIN WHICH TO RESPOND TO THE E-MAIL OR MY ACCOUNT WOULD BE ERASED. IT ASKED FOR MY USER ID, MY PASSWORD, AND MY COUNTRY AND MY AGE. IT LOOKED OFFICIAL SO I WENT AHEAD AND SENT THE INFO AND THE NEXT DAY MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT WAS DELETED. AN E-MAIL MESSAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLLY SENT TO MY E-MAIL CONTACTS TELLING THEM THAT I NEEDED MONEY AND THAT I WAS IN ENGLAND ON VACATION AND LEFT MY PURSE IN THE HOTEL. MY E-MAL ADDRESS NOW APPEARS IN THESE MESSAGES. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT IS BEING USED IS: ARLETTETPOWERS@HOTMAIL.COM. PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU!