I received this email and I think it's a scam, but how can I be sure?

scam email?

Hello, I received this email and I think it's a scam, but how can I be sure, I have not clicked on the link and don't want to.
the email is of * services of hotmail team members?

This email was sent to you by WindowsLive Hotmail to inform you that we were able to check the details of your account. This could be due to one of the following reasons:
1. a recent change in your personal information. (for example: address, phone number)
2. submit incorrect information during the process of registry.
For this reason, to make sure that your email service is not interrupted, please confirm and update your information today by following the link below

If you have already confirmed your information then please ignore this message.
  
Kind regards
Hotmail member services

Thank you for your cooperation.

This email is a phishing scam. I got the same email this morning and, being the paranoid sort, I always check these things carefully whenever people begin to ask for my "details".

After carefully checking the sender information in the e-mail header, it seems likely that these emails are broadcast by some kind of composed bot network other hijacked email addresses.

Secondly, the link provided for you to click, wriggle, shows that it is registered to a Malaysian firm called Emerge Inc. and in the case of most of the browsers will actually trigger an alert to the phishing scam (personally I use FF and Chrome, which gave the alert).

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