Yesterday, I received a strange email from "Microsoft" stating that there was an important update for Outlook.  Now then, I thought this was strange because all updates from microsoft come to my computer automatically through Windows Update.  I had never before received an email from microsoft informing me about an update of any installed product whatsoever. The email sure looked like it came from Microsoft, but hovering over the main link (not clicking it) revealed a link pointing to "update.microsoft.com.k1l1.com".  Guess what?  That isn't microsoft.  I did some research on the web, and sure enough, had I clicked on the link, I would have loaded a trojan that would have gone looking through my computer for bank accounts and credit cards and/or waited for me to go to a banking site, enter my passwords, and then transmit them to the "bad guys".  Details are here.   The bottom line is:  (1) very few software companies will send you an update notice via email, as such, you should always be suspicious, cautious, expect that such emails are sent for nefarious purposes, and NEVER CLICK THE LINKS WITHIN THEM.  (2) No bank will ever send you an email asking for any type of verification of your identity, never respond to such emails or click the links contained therein.

Just because an email looks legitimate, doesn't mean that it is.

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