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If you've been keeping up with Security Tips & Talk, you know that phishing scams are fraudulent e-mail messages or Web sites that try to fool you into filling out forms. Phishers use the information you enter to steal your identity. 

If you think you have received a phishing e-mail message that appears to come from Microsoft, please do the following:

1.       Forward the e-mail to Microsoft, using the e-mail address [email protected] 

2.       Forward the e-mail to the Anti-Phishing Working Group, using the e-mail address [email protected]. 

If you use the Microsoft products below, you can also do the following:

To report a phishing Web site using Internet Explorer 7, on the Tools menu, point to Phishing Filter, and then click Report This Website.

To report a phishing Web site from the Windows Live Toolbar, click the OneCare Advisor button on the toolbar. In the dialog box that appears, click Report this website as phish.

To report a phishing e-mail message using Hotmail or Windows Live Mail, click Junk.

 Do not respond to the e-mail message or click any links in the message. For more tips, see How to handle suspicious e-mail.

To help avoid phishing scams, use Microsoft Phishing Filter, and read Recognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mails.